FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

IV TUBING

MDR report key: 1307 · Received September 4, 1992

Report

Report Number
1307
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 4, 1992
Date of Event
May 13, 1992
Report Date
August 27, 1992
Manufacturer
MCGAW OF PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
FPK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AT 0005 ON 5/14/92 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN IV BOTTLE OF 1000CC HUNG AT 2100 ON 5/13/92 WAS EMPTY. AN IV OF 1000CC WAS HUNG AT 2100 BY AN EVENING NURSE AND CHECKED AT 2200 AT WHICH TIME THE IV HAD 875CC LEFT. THE IV WAS CHECKED AT 2230 AND RUNNING AS ORDERED. AT 0005 THE IV WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY AND THE CLAMP ON THE TUBING WAS 3/4/ CL;OSED. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A BOLUS OF FLUID BETWEEN 2230 AND 0005. THE IV TUBING DELIVERED THE FLUID TO THE PATIENT WITH THE ROLLER CLAMP REGULATING FLOW RATE. THE FLUID WENT INTO THE PATIENT MORE RAPIDLY THAN HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENT OF THE ROLLER CLAMPDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: FAIR CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS NOT EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. CONCLUSION: NO DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: MAYBE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE DEVICE WAS DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IV TUBING N/A FPK MCGAW OF PUERTO RICO, INC. N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 90 YR Death