CT Midline Catheter MLCT4S20FNRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884908113631), received between Jan 3, 2018 and Mar 22, 2019 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Handling Problem” (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 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.

• MalfunctionMar 22, 2019Partial Blockage; Flushing Problem; Material Deformation

  RN PLACED A MIDLINE FOLLOWING STANDARD PROCEDURE. ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH AND REMOVED WIRE AND CUT CATHETER. PROCEEDED AS USUAL, WHEN CATHETER WAS IN PLACE, USER NOTED THAT IT WOULD NOT FLUSH. ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLE SHOOT SEVERAL TIMES BUT ENDED UP REMOVING. AFTER DEVICE WAS REMOVED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CATHETER END HAD SEALED TOGETHER LEAVING ONLY A PIN HOLE RESULTING IN BEING UNABLE TO PASS FLUID FOR A FLUSH. DEVICE WAS PULLED, AND A NEW LINE WAS PLACED IN THE OTHER ARM.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 8443210 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 3, 2018Knotted; Device Handling Problem; Knotted; Device Handling Problem

  UPON INSERTION OF THE WIRE, RESISTANCE WAS MET. THE WIRE WAS RETRACTED. AN SECOND ATTEMPT TO REINSERT THE WIRE, IT WOULDN'T GO THROUGH AND THEN WAS HARD TO RETRACT FULLY. ANOTHER TRY TO PULL IT OUT WAS MADE AND THE WIRE CAME OUT COILED AND KNOTTED AT THE TIP.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7161411 ↗