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MalfunctionFIH

PERCUPUMP TOUCHSCREEN INJECTOR W/ EDA

Received Feb 18, 2005 · Event occurred Dec 1, 2004

Report 2411512-2005-00004 · MDR key 589808

Device

Generic name

Ct Injector W/ Extravasation Accessory

Manufacturer

E-z-em, Inc.

Model number

NA

Catalog number

8805

Lot number

*

Product problems

  • Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)

Patient

67 YR

  • Extravasation
  • Infiltrates
  • Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

DURING AN INJECTION OF INTRAVENOUS CONTRAST AT A RATE OF 1.7 CC/SEC THE PATIENT'S IV INFILTRATED (RIGHT ANTECUBITAL SITE) AND APPROXIMATELY 90 CC'S OF OMNIPAQUE 300 EXTRAVASATED INTO THE SURROUNDING SOFT TISSUES OF THE UPPER RIGHT ARM. EXTRAVASATION SEEN ON THE CT SCAN.