BASE SYSTEM,ILLUMENA,NON-OEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1518293-2022-00019
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 28, 2022
- Date of Event
- October 12, 2022
- Report Date
- October 31, 2022
- Manufacturer
- LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM
- Product Code
- DXT
- PMA / PMN Number
- K963071
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
OVERALL INVESTIGATION SUMMARY- OVERALL INVESTIGATION SUMMARY IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY A COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED ON ILLUMENA INJECTOR 900006 SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) ALLEGING THE INJECTOR WAS ENABLED AND READY TO INJECT BUT DIDN'T START WHEN THE OPERATOR PRESSED THE START BUTTON ON THE REMOTE HAND SWITCH. THE OPERATOR THEN MANUALLY TURNED THE MANUAL KNOB ON THE POWERHEAD TO DELIVER THE CONTRAST MEDIA AND COMPLETE THE CASE. AFTER THE CASE, THE FACILITY BIOMED DISCOVERED THAT THE HAND SWITCH CABLE WAS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE POWER PACK. AFTER PROPERLY PLUGGING IN THE HAND SWITCH CABLE, THE HAND SWITCH WOULD THEN START THE INJECTOR. THERE WAS NO DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION OF THE INJECTOR. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE REMOTE HAND SWITCH WAS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED. THE OPERATOR USED THE MANUAL KNOB TO ADVANCE THE RAM AND COMPLETED THE CASE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURY TO PATIENT OR STAFF. A REVIEW OF GUERBET'S COMPLAINT TRACKING SYSTEM SHOWS NO RELATED ISSUES WITH THIS INJECTOR. A REVIEW OF GUERBET COMPLAINT TRACKING SYSTEM (CTS) SHOWED NO RELATED COMPLAINT ACTIVITY FOR THIS DEVICE. IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY- (B)(4) PROCESS/METHODS - INCORRECT CUSTOMER SETTINGS. ROOT / PROBABLE CAUSE SUMMARY- REFER TO INVESTIGATION SUMMARY. AS SERVICE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DEVICE DURING INVESTIGATION, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH NO ADDITIONAL CAPA IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME, GUERBET QUALITY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. THESE TRENDS AND ISSUES ARE REPORTED ON DURING QUALITY METRICS REVIEW AND DURING THE MANAGEMENT REVIEW MEETINGS TO CONSIDER INPUT FOR ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTION. DISPOSITION SUMMARY- UNIT REMAINED IN SERVICE
THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A FACILITY IN (B)(6) ON (B)(6) 2022. THE REPORTER STATES THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO OUR HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT DUE TO FOCAL CEREBRAL CONTUSION WITH BLEEDING, AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE INTERVENTION CENTER FOR WHOLE CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY, AND VASCULAR CONTRAST AGENT WAS INJECTED AT HIGH PRESSURE BY THE NURSE TO THE PATIENT, USE THIS HIGH-PRESSURE INJECTOR FOR THE INJECTION, AND NO REDUCTION IN THE INJECTION SOLUTION AFTER PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC INJECTION SWITCH, FAILED AFTER REPEATED PRESSING, IN ORDER NOT TO AFFECT THE PATIENT'S SURGICAL TREATMENT, THE NURSE ROTATED THE BOTTOM KNOB OF THE HIGH-PRESSURE INJECTOR AND INJECTED IT MANUALLY, AND THE FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT WAS NORMAL. AFTER THE END, THE ENGINEER OF THE CLINICAL MEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE ENGINEER DISASSEMBLED THE MACHINE AND FOUND THAT THE AUTOMATIC INJECTION SWITCH WAS IN POOR CONTACT, AND IT COULD BE USED NORMALLY AFTER REINSERTING AND UNPLUGGING. CHECK THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND NAMEPLATE AND COULDN'T FIND THE EXPIRATION DATE OR USEFUL LIFE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURY TO PATIENT OR STAFF.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2125044 | BASE SYSTEM,ILLUMENA,NON-OEM | BASE SYSTEM,ILLUMENA,NON-OEM | DXT | LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM | 900006 | C0316C683R |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |