25G CANNULA SET WITH HIGH FLOW INFUSION LINE
Report
- Report Number
- 1222074-2023-00028
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 27, 2023
- Date of Event
- January 30, 2023
- Report Date
- May 15, 2023
- Manufacturer
- D.O.R.C. DUTCH OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH CENTER INT.
- Product Code
- NGY
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
SINCE THE INVOLVED TROCAR WAS NOT RETURNED, NO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION COULD BE PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THE REPORTED LEAKAGE AND TO DETERMINE ITS CAUSE. SINCE THE LOT NUMBER OF THE INVOLVED PRODUCT WAS NOT AVAILABLE, DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW AND A DATABASE SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE BATCH WERE NOT POSSIBLE EITHER. PLEASE NOTE THAT, DUE TO AN INCREASE OF CLOSURE VALVE RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE AVETA TROCAR IN 2022, A BROADER INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED. SUBSEQUENT TO THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION, A PRELIMINARY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN (B)(6) 2022 TO REDUCE SIMILAR ISSUES. PLEASE NOTE THAT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE FURTHER ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE AVETA TROCAR IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. IN 2022 AN INCREASE IN COMPLAINT RATE WAS OBSERVED, WHICH TRIGGERED A DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. AS A RESULT THE DRY TIME WAS INCREASED, AS THIS WAS CONSIDERED THE CAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN COMPLAINTS OBSERVED. PER ECF 2022-390, AS A PRELIMINARY CORRECTIVE ACTION, A CHANGE WAS INITIATED TO INCREASE THE DRYING TIME BETWEEN GLUE APPLICATION AND NEXT STEPS OF ASSEMBLY. THE CHANGE WAS IMPLEMENTED WITH AN UPDATE OF ALL RELEVANT WORK INSTRUCTIONS. A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE FURTHER ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE AVETA TROCAR IS CURRENTLY ONGOING PER ECF 2023-249. THE ANALYSIS INCLUDES ALL COMPLAINTS WITH FAILURE MODES CI-CLOSUREVALVE-LEAKAGE AND CI-CLOSUREVALVE-DEFECT-REMOVAL RELATED TO COMPARABLE TROCAR SYSTEMS (DISTRIBUTION FIGURES UP TO AND INCLUDING 25-04-2023).
THE COMPLAINT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. IN CASE OF A PRODUCT RETURN, THE DEVICE WILL BE INVESTIGATED, OTHERWISE WE WILL REVIEW THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, AND/OR ANY LOG FILES IF AVAILABLE, OR TRY TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON SIMILAR PRODUCT.
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE AIR SET VALUE WAS 30MMHG BUT AIR DID NOT COME FROM THE INSTRUMENT . AFTER THE SURGERY THE SURGEON PLACED THE CANNULA AND HF IN WATER AND AN AIR LEAKAGE WAS CONFIRMED. NO REPORT THAT ACTUAL PATIENT HARM OCCURRED OR SURGERY WAS PROLONGED > 30 MINUTES.
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE AIR SET VALUE WAS 30MMHG BUT AIR DID NOT COME FROM THE INSTRUMENT. AFTER THE SURGERY THE SURGEON PLACED THE CANNULA AND HF IN WATER AND AN AIR LEAKAGE WAS CONFIRMED. NO REPORT THAT ACTUAL PATIENT HARM OCCURRED OR SURGERY WAS PROLONGED > 30 MINUTES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1432094 | 25G CANNULA SET WITH HIGH FLOW INFUSION LINE | OPHTHALMIC CANNULATION SET, SINGLE-USE | NGY | D.O.R.C. DUTCH OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH CENTER INT. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |