FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD SMARTSITE¿ NEEDLE-FREE CONNECTOR

MDR report key: 17932838 · Received October 13, 2023

Report

Report Number
9616066-2023-02083
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 13, 2023
Date of Event
May 23, 2023
Report Date
November 3, 2023
Manufacturer
SISTEMAS MEDICOS ALARIS, S.A. DE C.V.
Product Code
FPA
UDI-DI
10885403238345
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

NO SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED FOR INVESTIGATION OF PR 8993438, IN WHICH THE CUSTOMER HAS STATED: ¿CONNECTING THE CONNECTOR AFTER LEAVING AN INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE IN PLACE DURING INFUSION OF FLUIDS TO A PATIENT REVEALED THAT THE FLUID DID NOT GO THROUGH THE CONNECTOR ¿. THE PRODUCT IN USE AT THE TIME IS REPORTED TO BE A 2000E CHINA FROM LOT 22046173. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE INVESTIGATION IN THIS INSTANCE. THE DETAILS OF THIS FEEDBACK WERE FORWARDED TO THE MANUFACTURING SITE FOR INVESTIGATION, WHERE A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION RECORDS FOR LOT 22046173 DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY IN-PROCESS TESTING FAILURES OR QUALITY DEVIATIONS WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO A REPORT OF THIS NATURE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER¿S EXPERIENCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IN THIS INSTANCE AS NO SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED FOR INVESTIGATION. WITHOUT A SAMPLE TO EXAMINE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO A REPORT OF THIS NATURE. IN THIS INSTANCE, WITHOUT THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE TO EXAMINE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO CONCLUSIVELY LINK THIS FEEDBACK TO A SPECIFIC FAILURE MODE; HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK DATABASE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS AGAINST THE 2000E CHINA PRODUCTS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H.3. A DEVICE EVALUATION IS ANTICIPATED BUT HAS NOT YET BEGUN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONNECTING THE CONNECTOR AFTER LEAVING AN INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE IN PLACE DURING INFUSION OF FLUIDS TO A PATIENT REVEALED THAT THE FLUID DID NOT GO THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PATIENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BD SMARTSITE¿ NEEDLE-FREE CONNECTOR WAS OCCLUDED DURING THE INFUSION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE: "CONNECTING THE CONNECTOR AFTER LEAVING AN INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE IN PLACE DURING INFUSION OF FLUIDS TO A PATIENT REVEALED THAT THE FLUID DID NOT GO THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PATIENT."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
585791 BD SMARTSITE¿ NEEDLE-FREE CONNECTOR INTRAVASCULAR ADMINISTRATION SET FPA SISTEMAS MEDICOS ALARIS, S.A. DE C.V. 22046173 10885403238345

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown