BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. PERIPHERAL CATHETER INSERTION KIT; CATHETER,INTRAVASCULAR,THERAPEUTIC,SHORT-TERM LESS THAN 30 DAYS
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Model Number AC0182250 |
Device Problem
Entrapment of Device (1212)
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Patient Problem
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Event Date 01/25/2019 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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While nurse was withdrawing ultrasound guided iv #18 accucath angiocath from patient the very end of guidewire got stuck in superficial skin of patient.Guidewire was able to be released from patient's skin with little site trauma, unsure if any of the wire remained "inbedded" in patient.Patient unharmed by event.Catheter including guidewire and housing retrieved and placed in biohazard bag.Guidewire appears intact but with single coil as opposed to double coil at tip of guidewire.
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