COOK CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER
Received Jul 3, 2008 · Event occurred Jun 5, 2008
Report 3167866 · MDR key 3167866
Device
Product problems
- Break
- Detachment Of Device Component
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated
Patient
3 MO
- Tissue Damage
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
"A 2.5 COOK CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED INTO THE PT'S RIGHT FEMORAL VEIN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. AFTER SUCCESSFUL SUTURING THE LINE INTO PLACE, THE CATHETER BECAME DISLODGED AND BROKE OFF FROM THE HUB AND WENT INTO THE PT'S SKIN AND DISAPPEARED. THE PT WAS RUSHED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR SURGERY."