Catheter, subclavian: medical device reports filed with FDA

2,170 reports carry this product code, 1992–2026; 9 brands with a page.

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2,170
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 18
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 38 in the 12 months before; 58%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 6.5%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code LFJ is FDA's classification for "Catheter, subclavian" (gastroenterology, Urology panel), a class 2 device. 2,170 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from March 1992 to June 2026.

18 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 53% from 38 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (58%), injury (30.7%) and death (6.5%). 9 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
Arrow Hemodialysis Set 2-Lumen 12 Fr X 20 Cm	186	68	0.2%	98.5%
Ash Split Catheter	16	0	3.5%	12.8%
Kendall	12	23	2.3%	61.5%
Arrow Hemodialysis Set 2-Lumen 12 Fr X 16 Cm	7	26	1%	98.5%
Deltec	2	4	3.6%	63.5%
Arrow Cvc Set 3-Lumen 7 Fr X 20 Cm	1	123	0.1%	98.1%
Dialysis Unknown	1	6	5%	63.7%
Groshong Catheter	1	58	1.9%	47.1%
Mahurkar	1	6	1.1%	92.4%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Medcomp	580	26.7%
Bard Access Systems	344	15.9%
C R Bard Basd	81	3.7%
Covidien Mfg Solutions	42	1.9%
Angiodynamics	8	0.4%
C R Bard	8	0.4%
Arrow Intl	6	0.3%
Davol	5	0.2%
Arrow International	3	0.1%
Horizon Medical Products	3	0.1%
Icu Medical	3	0.1%
Becton Dickinson	1	0%
Sterilmed	1	0%
Teleflex	1	0%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death6.5%140

Injury30.7%667

Malfunction58%1,259

Other2.9%64

Not given1.8%40

Who filed

Manufacturer report78.8%1,709

Voluntary report5.7%124

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0.3%7

Not given15.2%330

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Crackthe device cracked	403	18.6%
Explanted	367	16.9%
Breakthe device broke	293	13.5%
Replace	242	11.2%
Leak/splashthe device leaked	214	9.9%
Implant, removal of	182	8.4%
Material separation	99	4.6%
Tears, rips, holes in device, device material	92	4.2%
Fluid/blood leak	91	4.2%
Difficult to removethe device was hard to remove	85	3.9%
Hole in material	75	3.5%
Component(s), broken	74	3.4%
Unraveled material	68	3.1%
Detachment of device component	66	3%
Difficult to insertthe device was hard to insert	66	3%
Repair	60	2.8%
Fracturea broken bone	56	2.6%
Device, removal of (non-implant)	54	2.5%
Migration or expulsion of device	53	2.4%
Device remains implanted	47	2.2%

Questions about catheter, subclavian reports

What is product code LFJ?

FDA's classification code for "Catheter, subclavian", class 2, reviewed by the gastroenterology, Urology panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

2,170 reports through August 2026, 18 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Arrow Hemodialysis Set 2-Lumen 12 Fr X 20 Cm (186), Ash Split Catheter (16), Kendall (12), Arrow Hemodialysis Set 2-Lumen 12 Fr X 16 Cm (7) and Deltec (2). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.