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InjuryPYI

PORTEX THORACIC CATHETERS

Received Aug 24, 2018 · Event occurred Jul 27, 2018

Report 3012307300-2018-03557 · MDR key 7815427

Device

Generic name

Thoracic Catheter Insertion Tray

Catalog number

200/810/280

Product problems

  • Material Fragmentation
  • Material Separation
  • Material Fragmentation
  • Material Separation

Patient

Not reported

  • Foreign Body In Patient
  • Foreign Body In Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

(B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED INDICATING THAT UPON REMOVAL OF A SMITHS MEDICAL PORTEX¿ THORACIC CATHETER RESISTANCE WAS MET. AS THE DOCTOR PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT THE CATHETER, IT SNAPPED; LEAVING PARTS OF THE CATHETER INSIDE THE PATIENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REQUIRED TO GO TO THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) FOR REMOVAL OF THE RETAINED PARTS. THE PATIENT RECOVERED WITH NO FURTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS.