FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLAVE

MDR report key: 1900956 · Received October 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
1900956
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 14, 2010
Date of Event
October 8, 2010
Report Date
October 14, 2010
Manufacturer
ICU MEDICAL
Product Code
FPA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS A NEWLY ADMITTED POST OPERATIVE CARDIAC PATIENT TO THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU). THE NURSE RECOGNIZED THE PATIENT WAS HYPOTENSIVE WITH POOR PERFUSION. THE RN RE-ASSESSED THE CENTRAL LINE PRIOR TO GIVING A FLUID BOLUS, AND DISCOVERED THAT SHE WASN'T ABLE TO INSTILL FLUID. THE BED WAS SATURATED WITH FLUID WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE CARDIAC MEDICATION THAT WAS NOT INFUSED BECAUSE OF A CLAVE MALFUNCTION. THE RN REPLACED THE CLAVE, AND THEN WAS ABLE TO FREELY INSTILL THE FLUID BOLUS WITH NO FURTHER LEAKING OF FLUID INTO THE PATIENT'S BED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE REMOVED CLAVE, THE "POP-IT" INTERNAL VALVE PIECE WAS IMPROPERLY DISLOCATED OUTWARD.====================== HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S IMPRESSION======================STAFF WERE NOT ABLE TO ADMINISTER THE PATIENT'S MEDICATIONS DUE TO THE DEVICE MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLAVE NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR FPA ICU MEDICAL * 91548-LA & 91244-R5

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other| R CARDIAC DRUGS