PowerMidline CK000798Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00801741144806), received between Aug 13, 2019 and Aug 13, 2019 — 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 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.

• InjuryAug 13, 2019Break; Material Frayed; Retraction Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE MIDLINE CATHETER. IT WAS STATED THAT THE RN REMOVED THE INTRODUCER NEEDLE, INSERTED THE DILATOR/INTRODUCER SHEATH AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE WIRE BUT IT WAS STUCK. THE RN PULLED ON THE WIRE AND THE END BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE RN PLACED A TOURNIQUET AT TOP OF ARM AND NOTIFIED PHYSICIAN. IT WAS STATED THAT THE RN DID NOT TRY TO REMOVE THE WIRE WHEN THE NEEDLE WAS IN PLACE. ON 8/1/2019- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTED STATED, "THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND CLEARED AND NO NEGATIVE OUT COMES WERE HAD. THE GUIDEWIRE WAS FRAYED."

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 8889011 ↗