FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BELMONT FMS2000 FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1861346 · Received October 4, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5017674
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 4, 2010
Date of Event
September 24, 2010
Report Date
October 4, 2010
Manufacturer
BELMONT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
Product Code
LGZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FMS TUBING LEAKED BLOOD INTO MACHINE. UNIT COULD NOT BE USED TO TRANSFUSE BLOOD. BLOOD WASTED. DELAY IN PROVIDING BLOOD TO PT. DR. (B)(6) CALLED CLINICAL ENGINEERING DEPT AND WILL SAVE TUBING AND TURN INTO DEPT ON MONDAY FOR INVESTIGATION. THIS IS THE SECOND DISPOSABLE FAILURE SEEN IN THE PAST 5 WEEKS. DISPOSABLE DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE TOP SURFACE OF THE WARMING RING -AS INSTALLED IN THE DEVICE- AT THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. DISPOSABLE WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE TOP SURFACE AND SIDE SURFACE OF THE WARMING RING -AT THE SEAM-. DISPOSABLE RETURNED TO VENDOR FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS (B)(4). LOTS OF THIS DISPOSABLE WE HAVE ON SITE INCLUDE: 2010-08-03 LEA, 2010-07-02 LLEA, 2010-01-01 LEA, 2009-09-04 LEA, 2009-07-01 LEA. DISPOSABLE USED ON DEVICE FMS 2000 (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BELMONT FMS2000 FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FLUID AND BLOOD WARMER LGZ BELMONT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION FMS 2516 UNKNOWN. UP TO 5

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other