FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FLO-GARD IV SOLUTION ADMIN SET

MDR report key: 1973251 · Received January 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
6000001-2011-00501
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 28, 2011
Date of Event
December 1, 2010
Report Date
December 7, 2010
Product Code
FPA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EI
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE CONDITION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED OR DUPLICATED AND THE ASSIGNABLE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SAMPLES BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. A BATCH REVIEW CANNOT BE PERFORMED SINCE THERE WAS NO LOT NUMBER PROVIDED. BAXTER HAS CONDUCTED A TREND REVIEW AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SAMPLE REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. THIS DEVICE IS DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (U.S.); THEREFORE, IT DOES NOT HAVE A U.S. 510K NUMBER. HOWEVER, THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO A PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE U.S.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED TO BAXTER OF A FLO-GARD IV SET THAT HAD A BROKEN SPIKE. THIS SET WAS INITIALLY PRIMED WITH SALINE; AFTERWARDS THE SET WAS REMOVED FROM THE SALINE BAG AND THEN INSERTED INTO A CYTOTOXIC BAG. WHEN THE SPIKE WAS INSERTED, THE SPIKE COMPONENT OF THE SET BROKE. THIS REPORTED CONDITION OCCURRED DURING PRIMING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FLO-GARD IV SOLUTION ADMIN SET SET, ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVASCULAR FPA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 SALINE, CYTOTOXIC