Groshong NXT ClearVue Catheter 9617408Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741036002), received between Dec 21, 2015 and Dec 9, 2016 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Coiled” (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 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionDec 9, 2016Coiled; Crack; Kinked; Folded

  PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE HAD A PICC LINE PLACED IN (B)(6) 2013. A HOME HEALTH NURSE PLACED A BIO-PATCH AT THE PICC SITE. THE PATIENT STATED THAT WHEN THE NURSE WAS CHANGING THE DRESSING, THEY CRACKED THE PICC. PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY HAD AN X-RAY DONE THAT SHOWED THAT THE PICC WAS KINKED AND COILED INSIDE THE BODY. THE PICC WAS REMOVED (B)(6) 2014, AND A NEW PICC WAS PLACED. ON 12/05/2016 - PER PATIENT'S EMAIL, SHE STATED THAT THE SALINE WOULD NOT FLOW, AND WHEN SHE LOOKED AT THE DRESSING CLOSELY THROUGH THE CLEAR TEGADERM, SHE COULD SEE THAT THE LINE WAS FOLDED ONTO ITSELF (SIMILAR TO COMPLETELY BENDING A PLASTIC STRAW IN HALF). THE PATIENT THEN CALLED THE AFTER-HOURS SERVICE AND TOLD THE NURSE THAT THE PICC LOOKED KINKED AND FOLDED OVER. THE NURSE WENT TO THE PATIENT¿S HOUSE, REMOVED THE DRESSING AND BOTH NURSE AND PATIENT COULD SEE THAT THE LINE WAS FOLDED OVER. THE PATIENT STATED THAT THEY SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE SIDE AT THE FOLD. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE NURSE PUSHED THE LINE INTO THE PATIENT¿S ARM WHICH WAS PAINFUL FOR THE PATIENT. THE NURSE THEN APPLIED A NEW DRESSING. THE PATIENT TRIED TO START THE DOXYCYCLINE INFUSION AND ABOUT 10 ML WENT IN B

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 6157937 ↗
• InjuryDec 9, 2016Coiled; Kinked; Difficult to Remove

  PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE HAD A PICC LINE PLACED IN 2013 IN THE RIGHT BASILICA VEIN. THE PATIENT STATED THAT HER RIGHT ARM WAS SWOLLEN AND UNDER ULTRASOUND, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PATIENT HAD DVT. DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE PICC, THE PATIENT STATED THAT THE LINE WAS KINKED AND COILED AND THAT REMOVAL WAS DIFFICULT. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON CUMIDIN FOR THE CLOTTING.

  Patient problems: Swelling; Thrombosis

  MAUDE report 6157934 ↗
• InjuryDec 21, 2015Material Fragmentation; Difficult to Remove

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT (B)(6) CENTER WAS DISCONTINUING A GROSHONG PICC LINE. NURSE REPORTED THAT THEY REMOVED 25CM AND SUPPOSEDLY THEN THE PICC LINE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND THEY COULD NOT REMOVE. THEY ATTEMPTED WARM COMPRESS FOR THE AFFLICTED ARM. THEY ATTEMPTED MASSAGING GENTLY THE UPPER ARM. IT APPEARED THAT THE LINE WAS ALLEGEDLY STUCK SOMEWHERE RIGHT ABOUT THE AUXILIARY REGION. NURSE REPORTED THAT THEY SENT THE PATIENT TO IR WHERE IR ATTEMPTED TO PUT AN .08 WIRE DOWN THE LINE AND USED A HEMOSTAT TO CLAMP THE LINE AND WIRE OFF EXTERNALLY. EVENTUALLY THEY SENT THE PATIENT HOME. THE PATIENT IS BEING TAKEN TO A LARGER HOSPITAL IN THE AREA TO ATTEMPT REMOVAL AGAIN.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 5315092 ↗