Per-Q-Cath Plus Catheter 4133110Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741035227), received between Sep 22, 2016 and Feb 26, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).

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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryFeb 26, 2020Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED "THE DEVICE FRACTURED IN 2 WHILE INSERTED IN PATIENT. THIS HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED BY THE OR ON (B)(6) 2020. LINE INITIALLY PLACED ON (B)(6) 2020." ADDENDUM PER RECEIVED EMAIL 02/24/2020- "WHEN THE LINE WAS REMOVED ONLY 24 OF THE 41 CM WAS PRESENT. X-RAY DONE AND PATIENT TAKEN TO SURGERY TO REMOVED THE REMAINDER OF THE LINE".

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9753763 ↗
• InjurySep 22, 2016Break; Difficult to Remove

  ON 09/07/2016- PER MEDWATCH, IT WAS REPORTED THAT "UPON REMOVAL OF THE PICC LINE AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS OF USE, A PORTION OF THE PICC BROKE OFF AND WAS LOST IN THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. ON X-RAY THE LINE APPEARED TO BE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE ARM WITH THE TIP NEAR THE AXILLARY VEIN. THE DISTAL END OF THE CATHETER APPEARED TO BE NEAR THE EXIT SITE WHERE THE INITIAL PICC LINE HAD PUNCTURED THE SKIN. DESPITE ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY, SURGERY SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE LINE WITH LOCAL WOUND EXPLORATION. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY WAS REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE THE REMAINING PIECE OF PICC LINE."

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 5971430 ↗