3-SPIKE DISPOSABLE SET
Report
- Report Number
- 1219702-2025-00008
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 6, 2025
- Date of Event
- January 6, 2025
- Report Date
- February 6, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BELMONT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
- Product Code
- LGZ
- UDI-DI
- 10896128002029
- PMA / PMN Number
- K242735
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE INTERNAL COMPLAINT FILE (B)(4). HAS BEEN LOGGED FOR THIS INCIDENT FOR TRACEABILITY. THE RI-2 AND DISPOSABLE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO BELMONT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR EVALUATION. THE USER FACILITY CONFIRMED THAT THE DISPOSABLE SET INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT WAS DISCARDED THEREFORE COULD NOT BE SENT FOR REVIEW. THE USER WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO INFUSE THE PATIENT WITH THE AFFECTED SPIKES. OTHER SPIKES CAN BE USED TO INFUSE THE PATIENT AND THE DISPOSABLE SET CAN BE EXCHANGED TO CONTINUE INFUSION. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS NOTED AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED INCIDENT. THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLING THE DISPOSABLE SET AND ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED OPERATOR ACTIONS. THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES IN MANUAL HAS WARNING ON INSTALLING THE DISPOSABLE, "DO NOT KINK OR TWIST THE TUBING" AND "DO NOT APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER CAN BE DAMAGED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. DO NOT USE THE SYSTEM IF THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER IS DAMAGED". ALL 3- SPIKE SETS ARE 100% VISUALLY INSPECTED AND 100% LEAK TESTED PRIOR TO FINAL PACKAGING AND RELEASE FOR SHIPMENT FROM BELMONT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE CITED DISPOSABLE SET WAS DISCARDED AND COULD NOT BE SENT FOR INVESTIGATION. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LOT HISTORY FOR LOT 20240213 WAS PERFORMED. AND THE RETAIN SAMPLE WAS INSPECTED. NO ISSUES WERE NOTED ON THE RETAIN SAMPLE AND NO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THIS LOT. ALL DISPOSABLE SET ARE 100% LEAK TESTED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO RELEASE. THE USER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM AS A RESULT OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. TESTING OF A DEVICE FROM THE SAME LOT WAS CONDUCTED AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION COULD BE VERIFIED, AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO PATIENT HARM WAS CONFIRMED BY THE USER. BELMONT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS ISSUE MOVING FORWARD.
BELMONT RECEIVED MIR REPORT ON 1/7/2025. DETAILING THE FOLLOWING. BELMONT RAPID INFUSER GIVING SET USED TO INFUSE APPROXIMATELY 40 UNITS OF BLOOD PRODUCTS, TOWARDS THE END OF USE THE GIVING SET CAME APART AT TWO OF THE THREE BAG SPIKES ON THE INFUSION LINE. BELMONT HAS RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT / HARM TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 918951 | 3-SPIKE DISPOSABLE SET | THERMAL INFUSION FLUID WARMER | LGZ | BELMONT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 903-00006 | 20240213 | 10896128002029 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |