PERIFIX®

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL NUMBER (B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem

AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: CATHETER BROKE INSIDE OF A PATIENT WHILE USING THE CATHETER WITH AN AVANOS PAIN PUMP. DESCRIPTION OF COMPLAINT: PATIENT HAD A CATHETER SNAP OFF IN HER BODY AND HAD TO HAVE A PROCEDURE DONE TO REMOVE THE CATHETER. PATIENT VERBALIZED SHE WAS SITTING ON THE COUCH AND THE CATHETER SPONTANEOUSLY SNAPPED.