PowerPICC Catheter 3276355Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00801741028038), received between Oct 12, 2021 and Oct 12, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryOct 12, 2021Break; Material Frayed; Break; Material Frayed

  IT WAS REPORTED "DURING THIS OPERATION, A FOREIGN BODY REMAINED INSIDE THE VEIN. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED THE NEXT DAY FOR SURGERY TO REMOVE THE FOREIGN BODY." A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT: ON (B)(6) 2021 THERE WAS A PICC LINE INSTALLATION IN FLUOROSCOPY. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THERE REMAINS A FOREIGN BODY (PARCEL OF THE GUIDE?) INSIDE THE VEIN. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED THE NEXT DAY TO SURGERY IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE FOREIGN BODY ( MATERIEL DU POWER PICC/GUIDE) WHAT TYPE OF CATHETER SECUREMENT WAS UTILIZED: NO FIXATION WAS USED, THE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING THE FLUORO CATHETER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2021. IT WAS DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE PICC LINE, WHEN THE GUIDE WAS REMOVED, THAT IT WAS REALIZED THAT PART OF THE GUIDE HAD REMAINED IN THE VEIN. THE PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY THE NEXT DAY TO REMOVE THE FOREIGN BODY.¿

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12616046 ↗