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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Frayed (1262)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
12/26/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device has not been returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.A lot history review (lhr) of redu3806 showed no other similar product complaint(s) from this lot number.[mw5091977.Pdf].
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported per received medwatch "picc insertion with sherlock 3cg placement verified line in superior vena cava.Had some difficulty getting picc line to drop in superior vena cava prior.It appeared to be going up into internal jugular and circling per monitor.Once in place i attempted to pull wire out and heard a pop examined wire it appeared broken.Pulled picc line out hoping wire may still be in catheter and checked for the entire 40cm line was intact.Ordered for stat chest x-ray and stat cta (computed tomography angiography) to be safe.Started piv for cta and it confirmed 3.7cm wire left inpatient right subclavian vein.Informed house supervisor, primary md, ir director and ir md.Saved picc line and wire for review and ir retrieved a 3.7cm wire from patient".
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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