Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE APPARATUS WE SET UP FOR OUR CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSIONS INVOLVE THE FOLLOWING 3 ITEMS: APPX 0.06ML BAG SPIKE, VENTED, CLAVE -LIST #20116-01, ICU MEDICAL, INC-, 5 IN -13CM- APPX 1.3ML, NON-DEHP BAG SPIKE ADPT SPIROS - LIST #Z7014, ICU MEDICAL, INC-, 150ML BURETTE PLUMSET, CONVERTIBLE PIN, 124 INCH - LIST #11948-02,ANOTHER COMPANY -. THE SPIKE END OF ITEM #1 ABOVE IS INSERTED INTO THE BOTTLE. THE SPIROS END OF ITEM #2 ATTACHES TO THE LUER-LOCK END OF ITEM #1. THE SPIKE END OF THE BURETTE -ITEM #3- IS INSERTED INTO THE OPPOSITE END OF ITEM #2 - THE OPPOSITE END OF THE LUER-LOCK-. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: A LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN ITEM #2 AND ITEM #3 ABOVE. DATES OF USE: 2009. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSION. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED?: YES.