PERFUSION SYSTEMS DLP LEFT ATRIAL PRESSURE MONITORING CATHETER; APPARATUS, AUTOTRANSFUSION
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Model Number 50010 |
Device Problem
Break (1069)
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Patient Problem
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Event Date 04/01/2019 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medline industries, inc.Forwarded this complaint to medtronic on 17th may 2019.Medline's reference number for reporting is (b)(4): 1423395-2019-00016.Device return has been requested from the customer.Should the device be returned to medtronic, it will be analyzed as part of the ongoing investigation.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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Medtronic received information that during use of this dlp left atrial pressure monitoring catheter placement set, the tip broke off inside the patient.The tip was subsequently removed.It is unknown how long the catheter placement set was in the patient, how the catheter placement set was being handled at the time of the reported break, or what procedure was required to remove the catheter placement set from the patient.No serious injury, additional medical intervention or follow-up care related to this incident were reported.The customer was unable to provide additional patient, product, or procedural information related to this incident.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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In error, the initial mdr report indicated medline's reference number for reporting as (b)(4): 1423395-2019-00016.The correct mdr report number from medline is (b)(4):1423395-2019-00015.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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Medtronic received information that during use the tip of this dlp left atrial pressure monitoring catheter placement set broke off inside the patient.The tip was subsequently removed.See the attached images.It is unknown how long the catheter placement set was in the patient, how the catheter placement set was being handled at the time of the reported break, or what procedure was required to remove the catheter placement set from the patient.No serious injury, additional medical intervention, or follow-up care related to this incident was reported.The customer was unable to provide additional patient, product, or procedural information related to this incident.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic investigation: visual inspection shows the tubing is separated from the luer fitting.Complaint is confirmed for tubing being separated from the luer fitting.It is unknown what may have caused this occurrence.Review of the device history record found no abnormalities during manufacturing that would cause or contribute to the reported event.No trends warranting escalation were evident related to this occurrence.The quality online checks that are in place would not allow for this type of defect to pass through our system and may have occurred after it left our facility.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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Medtronic received information that during use the tip of this dlp left atrial pressure monitoring catheter placement set broke off inside the patient.The tip was subsequently removed.See the attached images.It is unknown how long the catheter placement set was in the patient, how the catheter placement set was being handled at the time of the reported break, or what procedure was required to remove the catheter placement set from the patient.No serious injury, additional medical intervention, or follow-up care related to this incident was reported.The customer was unable to provide additional patient, product, or procedural information related to this incident.
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