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Received Apr 11, 2022 · Event occurred Feb 15, 2022
Report 14073330 · MDR key 14073330
Device
Generic name
Catheter, Umbilical Artery
Manufacturer
Footprint Medical, Inc.Model number
S1UVC-3540Catalog number
S1UVC-3540
Lot number
201467
Product problems
- Break
Patient
Female
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
REGISTERED NURSE (RN) WAS REMOVING A 3.5FR SINGLE LUMEN SILICONE UMBILICAL CATHETER, AND UPON GENTLY REMOVING CATHETER, THE CATHETER BROKE AT THE SUTURE LINE. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED BY RN, MD NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. MD ARRIVED AT BEDSIDE AND WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE REST OF THE CATHETER AT THE UMBILICUS AND ABLE TO REMOVE THE REST OF THE CATHETER. CATHETER LENGTH WAS VERIFIED BY RN TWICE. PRESSURE APPLIED BY MD AND RN UNTIL BLEEDING STOPPED.
Description of Event or Problem
REGISTERED NURSE (RN) WAS REMOVING A 3.5FR SINGLE LUMEN SILICONE UMBILICAL CATHETER, AND UPON GENTLY REMOVING CATHETER, THE CATHETER BROKE AT THE SUTURE LINE. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED BY RN, MD NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. MD ARRIVED AT BEDSIDE AND WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE REST OF THE CATHETER AT THE UMBILICUS AND ABLE TO REMOVE THE REST OF THE CATHETER. CATHETER LENGTH WAS VERIFIED BY RN TWICE. PRESSURE APPLIED BY MD AND RN UNTIL BLEEDING STOPPED.