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MalfunctionLFJ

ARROW HEMODIALYSIS SET: 2-LUMEN 12 FR X 20 CM

Received Feb 27, 2026 · Event occurred Feb 5, 2026

Report 3006425876-2026-00242 · MDR key 24466997

Device

Generic name

Catheter Subclavian

Catalog number

CS-15122-F

Lot number

71F24G0066

Product problems

  • Material Twisted/Bent

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4). THE REPORT OF A DAMAGED DILATOR BODY WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE. THE CUSTOMER RETURNED ONE DILATOR FOR ANALYSIS. SIGNS OF USE WERE OBSERVED ON THE DILATOR BODY AND WITHIN THE DILATOR TIP. VISUAL INSPECTION IDENTIFIED A GRADUAL AND CONTINUOUS BEND ALONG THE DISTAL END OF THE DILATOR BODY. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY WHITE STRESS MARKS ON THE DILATOR BODY. NO OTHER DEFECTS OR ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE DILATOR BODY. DESPITE THE DAMAGE, THE DILATOR MET ALL RELEVANT DIMENSIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS, AND A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELEVANT FINDINGS. BASED ON THE CUSTOMER REPORT THAT THE DEFECT WAS OBSERVED "DURING USE" AND THE SAMPLE RECEIVED, UNINTENTIONAL USE ERROR LIKELY CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DILATOR BENT DURING USE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR CONSEQUENCE."

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DILATOR BENT DURING USE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR CONSEQUENCE."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(4).