Cook Spectrum Turbo-JectRecalls & reported problems across all models
Cook Incorporated · 12 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 97
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 75
- Recalls
- 0
We found 12 models of Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject by Cook Incorporated in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 97 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Feb 5, 2015 and May 13, 2022 — classified as 75 injuries, 22 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (28 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Most reported Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject problems
Device problems
- Fluid/Blood Leak28
- Break26
- Material Separation24
- Leak/Splash16
- Fracture15
- Crack13
- Detachment of Device or Device Component7
- Fitting Problem6
Patient problems
- No Code Available40
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions34
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient13
- Insufficient Information10
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient3
- Foreign Body In Patient2
- Pain2
- Hematoma1
Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject models
12 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G34548Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days37 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G05676Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days22 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G34545Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days11 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G23707Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days8 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G23908Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days4 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G23914Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days4 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G23913Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days3 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G34553Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days3 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G23916Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days2 reports
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G23910Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days1 report
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G34550Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days1 report
- Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject G34554Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days1 report
Recent Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 13, 2022Break; Leak/Splash; Break; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED A TURBO-JECT® SINGLE LUMEN MINOCYCLINE/RIFAMPIN POWER-INJECTABLE PICC SEPARATED AND/OR LEAKED ON 18OCT2021. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ISSUE ALSO RESULTED IN A NEED FOR INCREASED MONITORING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14402067 ↗InjuryMay 13, 2022Break; Leak/Splash; Break; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC SEPARATED AND/OR LEAKED ON 27JAN2022. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ISSUE ALSO RESULTED IN A NEED FOR INCREASED MONITORING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14401963 ↗MalfunctionMay 13, 2022Break; Leak/Splash; Break; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC SEPARATED AND/OR LEAKED ON (B)(6) 2021. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14401818 ↗InjuryMay 13, 2022Break; Leak/Splash; Break; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC SEPARATED AND/OR LEAKED ON (B)(6) 2022. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN INITIAL OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION AND CAUSED TEMPORARY HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT AND PATIENT OUTCOME HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14401641 ↗InjuryMay 13, 2022Break; Leak/Splash; Break; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC SEPARATED AND/OR LEAKED ON (B)(6) 2022. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ISSUE ALSO RESULTED IN A NEED FOR INCREASED MONITORING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT AND PATIENT OUTCOME HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14401096 ↗InjuryMay 5, 2022Fluid/Blood Leak; Leak/Splash; Material Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Fluid/Blood Leak; Leak/Splash; Material Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC BROKE AND LEAKED. THE DEVICE WAS PLACED (B)(6) 2022. TEN DAYS LATER, THE PATIENT'S PICC LINE WAS NOT FLUSHING AND WAS LEAKING. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE CLINIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE LINE WAS "BROKEN JUST BEYOND THE CLAVE." THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO CULTURES WERE DRAWN. NO OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14292051 ↗MalfunctionApr 19, 2022Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TUBING OF A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC AFTER PLACEMENT. THE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2022. ON (B)(6) 2022, BLOOD LEAKED THROUGH A SMALL CRACK IN THE TUBING WHILE DRAWING BLOOD CULTURES OUT OF THE RIGHT ARM. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND NO INFECTION WAS PRESENT. IT WAS DETERMINED ANOTHER DEVICE WAS NOT REQUIRED AS THE PATIENT HAD A DOUBLE-PORT PLACED PRIOR TO THIS DISCOVERY. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS OR REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14141000 ↗InjuryApr 15, 2022Crack; Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Crack; Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THREE SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC DEVICES CRACKED AT THE HUB. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL, OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE TO REPLACE WITH DEVICE WITH A COMPETITOR'S PRODUCT. NO OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED FOR THIS INCIDENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14118241 ↗MalfunctionFeb 23, 2022Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SPECTRUM TURBO-JECT ANTIBIOTIC POWER INJECTABLE PICC IMPLANTED IN A (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT FOR THE IV ADMINISTRATION OF FLUIDS AND MEDICATIONS, WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING BOTH FLUID AND BLOOD. THE MOTHER OF THE PATIENT PRESSED THE CALL LIGHT AND REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LINE WAS LEAKING. UPON ENTERING THE ROOM, THE NURSE DISCOVERED MAINTENANCE IV FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE PICC LINE. THE TUBING AND CONNECTIONS WERE FOUND TO BE SECURED, YET FLUID WAS LEAKING AS THE INFUSION CONTINUED. APPROXIMATELY 5ML OF FLUID WAS NOTED ON THE FLOOR. THE NURSE THEN DELAYED THE PUMP, DETACHED THE TUBING FROM THE PATIENT AND CAPPED THE INFUSING IV LINE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THE FLUID LEAK. AS SOON AS THE NURSE DETACHED THE CURRENT INFUSION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF THE LINE. THE NURSE THEN GRABBED ATRAUMATIC CLAMPS FROM A DRAWER AND CLAMPED ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLAVE AND ANOTHER WHERE THE LINE WAS SUTURED IN. AS BLOOD LEAKAGE CONTINUED SLOWLY, THE NURSE REMOVED THE CLAMP BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE DRESSING. THIS CAUSED THE LEAKAGE TO STOP. A SMALL HOLE WAS NOTED 5CM ABOVE THE CLAVE. THE CHARGE NURSE WAS CALLED TO LOOK AT THE LINE AND LATER DISCUS
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13588610 ↗InjuryDec 22, 2021Crack; Fracture; Crack; Fracture
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT AND/OR EVENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE PREVIOUS MEDWATCH REPORT WAS SENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13064052 ↗MalfunctionNov 12, 2021Crack; Fracture; Crack; Fracture
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT AND/OR EVENT DETAILS HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE PREVIOUS MEDWATCH REPORT WAS SENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12807194 ↗MalfunctionNov 12, 2021Break; Fluid/Blood Leak; Fracture; Break; Fluid/Blood Leak; Fracture
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT AND/OR EVENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE PREVIOUS MEDWATCH REPORT WAS SENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12807031 ↗InjuryAug 25, 2021Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Fitting Problem; Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Fitting Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A TURBO-JECT¿ SINGLE LUMEN MINOCYCLINE/RIFAMPIN POWER-INJECTABLE PICC BROKE 55 DAYS AFTER INITIAL PLACEMENT. THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING AN MIVF INFUSION. WHEN FLUSHING THE MEDICATION, A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE PICC LINE. THE NEXT DAY THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. POWER INJECTION WAS NOT USED. THE DEVICE WAS SECURED TO THE PATIENT WITH SUTURES, AN ADHESIVE BANDAGE AND K-LOC. NO OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED FOR THIS INCIDENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12367050 ↗InjuryAug 25, 2021Fracture; Fitting Problem; Fracture; Fitting Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A TURBO-JECT® SINGLE LUMEN MINOCYCLINE/RIFAMPIN POWER-INJECTABLE PICC BROKE 10 DAYS AFTER INITIAL PLACEMENT. THE PATIENT WAS AT HOME RECEIVING IV MEDS WHEN HIS MOTHER NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DEVICE ON THE MORNING OF (B)(6) 2021. THE PATIENT WAS THEN BROUGHT INTO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO LURIE CHILDREN'S TO HAVE THE DEVICE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE. NO POWER INJECTION WAS USED. NO OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED FOR THIS INCIDENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12365499 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2021Break; Fracture; Material Deformation; Break; Fracture; Material Deformation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON 31AUG2021 INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TURBO-JECT® DOUBLE LUMEN MINOCYCLINE/RIFAMPIN POWER-INJECTABLE PICC. THE PATIENT HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER ISSUES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12360088 ↗
Other Cook Incorporated products
All Cook Incorporated devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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