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Device product

The OriGen Reinforced Dual Lumen catheter (RDLC) is a duel lumen catheter with a wire reinforcement layer on the tip of the device. A thin sheath is used to cover and secure the wire layer and is heat shrunk into a permanent position.

Z-0021-2018

August 02, 2017

Class I

Product summary

Firm
OriGen Biomedical, Inc.
Event
Event 78033
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Quantity
180 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0021-2018

Official wording

Reason: Two users have reported to OriGen that a VV28F OriGen Reinforced Dual Lumen ECMO Catheter has had a separation of the clear extension tube from the hub connection. These adverse events resulted in patient injury (blood loss).

Code information: Lot Numbers: N18487, N18487-1

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Thailand, Colombia, India, South Africa, United Arab Emirates.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Two users have reported to OriGen that a VV28F OriGen Reinforced Dual Lumen ECMO Catheter has had a separation of the clear extension tube from the hub connection. These adverse events resulted in patient injury (blood loss).