FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SET, A.V. FISTULA NEEDLE, WING EATER SAFETY 15 G. JMS

MDR report key: 2032738 · Received February 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
2032738
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 18, 2011
Date of Event
August 25, 2010
Report Date
February 18, 2011
Manufacturer
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA
Product Code
FIE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FOLLOWING THE DIALYSIS TREATMENT, THE NURSE HAD REMOVED THE DIALYSIS NEEDLE FROM THE PT AND PROCEEDED TO SLIDE THE SAFETY/PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE NEEDLE. AS THE NURSE PICKED UP THE NEEDLE, SHE NOTICED THE TIP HAD PUNCTURED THE SIDE OF THE PROTECTIVE CAP EXPOSING AT LEAST HALF OF THE NEEDLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SET, A.V. FISTULA NEEDLE, WING EATER SAFETY 15 G. JMS A.V. FISTULA NEEDLE SET JMS FIE FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA * 100427532

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *