HEMODIALYSIS BLOODLINES
Report
- Report Number
- 2521402-2022-00015
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 7, 2022
- Date of Event
- February 10, 2022
- Report Date
- April 29, 2022
- Manufacturer
- B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC
- Product Code
- FJK
- UDI-DI
- 04046955348909
- PMA / PMN Number
- K080807
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. INTERNAL REPORT NUMBER (B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL REPORT NUMBER (B)(4). ONE SAMPLE AND PHOTO WERE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION. SAMPLE WAS DECONTAMINATED UPON ARRIVAL AND THEN FUNCTIONALLY LEAK TESTED BY ATTACHING AIRLINE AT 10 PSI FOR 10 SECONDS AND HELD UNDERWATER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE CUT ALONG WITH #17 PUMP SEGMENT TUBING. LARGE CUTS FOUND IN TUBING WOULD HAVE ALSO CAUSED AIR TO BE PRESENT IN THE SET DURING USE. PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED WAS ALSO VISUALLY EVALUATED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF LEAKAGE WITH SET ATTACHED TO THE PUMP. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE AND PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED, THE REPORTED LEAKAGE DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR SL-2000M2095L LOT A2100630 WAS PERFORMED AND INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO QUALITY ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THIS LOT RELATED TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOR THIS BLOOD TUBING SET LOT NUMBER SHOWS NO ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE AS OF COMPLAINT CLOSURE, INDICATING THIS IS AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE IS LACK OF SOLVENT ON THE SET. INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE ARE ATTRIBUTED TO OPERATOR OVERSIGHT DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PRODUCT. AS A RESULT OF THIS OCCURRENCE A QUALITY ALERT WAS GENERATED TO NOTIFY AND RETAIN ALL PERSONNEL ON THE SOLVENT APPLICATION TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE. WE WILL MAINTAIN THIS REPORT FOR FURTHER REFERENCES AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR OTHER REPORTS FOR SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. IF ANY ADDITIONAL PERTINENT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW UP WILL BE SUBMITTED.
AS REPORTED BY USER FACILITY: A LEAK OCCURRED ON THE ARTERIAL PORTION OF THE BLOODLINE ADJACENT TO THE SALINE LINE. PATIENT REPORTED DYSPNEA, CHEST PAIN AND DIAPHORESIS. VITAL SIGNS WERE STABLE. PATIENT WAS PLACED ON OXYGEN. THE RAPID RESPONSE WAS CALLED AND NITROGLYCERIN WAS GIVEN FOR THE CHEST PAIN. PATIENT IS CURRENTLY DOING WELL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893524 | HEMODIALYSIS BLOODLINES | BLOOD TUBING SETS | FJK | B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC | SL-2000M2095L | A2100630 | 04046955348909 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Other |