InjuryOMF
NEO MAPCATH SENSOR STYLET
Received Feb 22, 2013 · Event occurred Feb 5, 2013
Report 3035957 · MDR key 3035957
Device
Generic name
Navigator Wire
Manufacturer
Corpak MedsystemsModel number
0.8 FRCatalog number
60-2008
Lot number
4488
Product problems
- Break
Patient
4 DA
- Congenital Defect/Deformity
- Foreign body, removal of
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
WIRE STYLET USED IN ADVANCING PICC LINE BROKE IN TWO PIECES WHILE INSIDE THE PT BECOMING INTRAVASCULAR FOREIGN BODIES. EACH PIECE REQUIRED SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR REMOVAL.