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Device brand name · Catheter intravascular therapeutic long-term greater than 30 days

Per-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 Cm: medical device reports filed with FDA

174 reports name it, 2015–2020. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Bard Access Systems. Product code LJS.

174
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 16 a year
0
reports, 12 months to August 2026
0 in the 12 months before
98.3%
classified as malfunction
81.1% across the product code
0%
classified as death, as reported
0 reports · not verified by FDA

174 medical device reports received by FDA name the brand "Per-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 Cm" (catheter intravascular therapeutic long-term greater than 30 days); the manufacturer given most often on reports is Bard Access Systems; received from September 2015 to September 2020. Brand names are as the reporter or manufacturer wrote them, so one product can appear under several spellings.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none 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 (98.3%) and injury (1.7%); across all catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days reports (product code LJS) death is recorded in 0.3% and malfunction in 81.1%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are fluid/blood leak (39.7%), leak/splash (20.1%) and break (10.3%). The patient problems coded most often are no patient involvement, blood loss and device embedded in tissue or plaque. 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."

Reports by month, five years

No report naming Per-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 Cm was received in the five years to August 2026; the latest was received in September 2020.

By year received

021422015: 720152016: 320162017: 4120172018: 4220182019: 4020192020: 412020

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0%0
Injury1.7%3
Malfunction98.3%171
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%174
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 37,016 reports carrying product code LJS. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Fluid/blood leak6939.7%30.1%
Leak/splashthe device leaked3520.1%6.2%
Breakthe device broke1810.3%11.5%
Hole in material95.2%1.9%
Material puncture/hole95.2%1.3%
Kinkedthe tube or line kinked63.4%0.6%
Material deformation52.9%6.9%
Material rupture52.9%1.1%
Material perforation31.7%0.1%
Material separation21.1%2.3%
Obstruction of flow21.1%1%
Component missing10.6%0.3%
Contamination /decontamination problem10.6%1.4%
Cut in material10.6%0.1%
Defective component10.6%3%
Defective devicethe device was defective10.6%0.3%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off10.6%1.7%
Device displays incorrect message10.6%0%
Device-device incompatibility10.6%0%
Difficult to insertthe device was hard to insert10.6%0.6%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
No patient involvement1810.3%
Blood loss21.1%
Device embedded in tissue or plaque21.1%
Extravasation21.1%
Foreign body in patientpart of a device left in the patient21.1%
Bruise/contusion10.6%
Edemaswelling from fluid10.6%
Painpain, site not specified10.6%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasurePer-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 CmProduct code LJSAll MAUDE reports
Reports17437,01626,136,888
Share of that pool—0.5%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports039
Classified as injury1.7%16.8%36.2%
Classified as malfunction98.3%81.1%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%92.9%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. 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."

Other brands with product code LJS

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
PowerPICC8565770.1%
Groshong Nxt Clearvue 4f Single-Lumen Basic Tray With Safety Introducer77400.1%
Bard PICC733840%
PowerPICC SOLO2, 3CG6921370%
PowerPICC SOLO26804880%
Groshong Nxt Clearvue 4f Single-Lumen Picc Basic Tray With Microintroducer43900.5%
Groshong CLEARVUE4194150%
Groshong NXT ClearVue3961500%
Groshong Nxt Clearvue 4f Single-Lumen Picc Basic Tray37700.3%
Powerpicc 3cg341180%
Nutriline328600.6%
Premicath338543.6%
Powerpicc Solo Catheter With Sherlock 3cg Tps Stylet 4f Full Tray30900%
Powerpicc Solo Catheter With Sherlock 3cg Tip Positioning System Tps Stylet 4f26400%
Vaxcel Pasv Picc28600.7%

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." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Per-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 Cm reports

How many FDA reports name Per-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 Cm?

174 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 0 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (98.3%) and injury (1.7%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

fluid/blood leak (39.7%), leak/splash (20.1%), break (10.3%), hole in material (5.2%) and material puncture/hole (5.2%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (100%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Per-Q-Cath Plus 2f Single-Lumen Picc With Stiffening Stylet Basic Tray 30 Cm was at fault?

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." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

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. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. 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.