Patient called complaining of "iv leaking" about 15 minutes after clinicians were at the bedside.Discovered iv tubing broken/disconnected from infusion port of sheath (pulmonary artery (pa) line).The exposed port was covered and the fellow came immediately to the bedside.No harm to patient.Pa line was then pulled without incident.Side port was also noted to be cracked.Manufacturer response for fast-cath hemostasis introducer (8.5fr), fast-cath hemostasis introducer (8.5fr) (per site reporter).The manufacturer stated they would perform an investigation on the product and our remaining shelf stock.
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