FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MINILOC

MDR report key: 1233019 · Received November 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
1233019
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 12, 2008
Date of Event
September 29, 2008
Report Date
November 12, 2008
Manufacturer
BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS
Product Code
FMI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AUNT WAS HOLDING PATIENT WHEN MOVING HIM, SHE FOUND TUBING DETACHED FROM HUBER NEEDLE (BARD MINILOC). AUNT CLAMPED OFF TUBING AND NOTIFIED RN WHO CAME IN AND REMOVED NEEDLE. REACCESSED MEDIPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH A 20G 3/4" GRIPPER PLUS NEEDLE. TUBING DISCONNECTED (CAME UNGLUED) FROM LUER LOCK PORTION OF NEEDLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BARD MINILOC HUBER NEEDLES. ALL HOSPITAL LOTS WERE SWAPPED OUT IN JUNE AND JULY AND THERE HAD BEEN NO MORE ISSUES UNTIL THIS ONE. WILL REPORT TO BARD AND DETERMINE ACTION STEPS WHICH MAY INCLUDE SWITCHING TO A NEW PRODUCT HOSPITAL WIDE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS PARTICULAR NEEDLE IS ONE OF THE OLD LOTS, BUT SINCE THE PACKAGING WAS THROWN AWAY WE CANNOT BE SURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MINILOC SAFETY INFUSION SET FMI BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1 YR