MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS POWERGROSHONG 5F SINGLE-LUMEN SILICONE CATHETER WITH MICROINTRODUCER BASIC TRAY; CATHETER,INTRAVASCULAR,THERAPEUTIC,LONG-TERM GREATER THAN 30 DAYS

Model Number	N/A
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	03/16/2019
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The device has not been returned, at this time, to the manufacturer for evaluation.A lot history review (lhr) of recs1529 showed no other similar product complaint(s) from this lot number.Device has not yet been returned for evaluation.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that picc has an alleged hole at 40 cm.A new picc was inserted (b)(6).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The information provided by bd represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.The following were reviewed as part of this investigation: patient severity, trend analysis, applicable previous investigation(s), sample (if available), and applicable fmea documents.Based on a review of this information, the following was concluded: the complaint of a leaking catheter was confirmed and the cause appears to be use related.The product returned for evaluation was one 5fr s/l groshong catheter.The investigation findings are consistent with damage accumulated through flexural fatigue.Flexural fatigue occurs due to cyclic kinking of the catheter tube in which physiological, placement, usage, and mechanical factors may gradually form a crack(s) in the catheter.The returned product sample was evaluated and a split was observed at the 40cm depth marking.The catheter split was typical of flexural fatigue, and the characteristics observed which supported this type of failure included: ¿ damage which was circumferentially aligned ¿ fracture edges which were rounded and polished due to repeated material wear ¿ 'c' shaped impressions leading into the fracture site which are consistent with material buckling due to movement which caused the fracture edges to be pressed together ¿ overall elliptical shape to the fracture cross-section (a result of repeated kinking of the tubing) an examination of the catheter structure revealed no potential damage/defect related to manufacture of the product.A lot history review (lhr) of recs1529 showed no other similar product complaint(s) from this lot number.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that picc has an alleged hole at 40 cm.A new picc was inserted march 25.

• Brand Name: POWERGROSHONG 5F SINGLE-LUMEN SILICONE CATHETER WITH MICROINTRODUCER BASIC TRAY
• Common Device Name: CATHETER,INTRAVASCULAR,THERAPEUTIC,LONG-TERM GREATER THAN 30 DAYS
• Manufacturer (Section D): BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS; 605 n. 5600 w.; salt lake city UT 84116
• MDR Report Key: 8504681
• Report Number: 3006260740-2019-00849
• Device Sequence Number: 1871021
• Product Code: LJS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00801741028533
• UDI-Public: (01)00801741028533
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K063848
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,user f
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/02/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: N/A
• Device Catalogue Number: 7818518
• Device Lot Number: RECS1529
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 04/11/2019
• Event Location: Hospital
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/20/2019
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/24/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/11/2019
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/02/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1