FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AQUALINE S

MDR report key: 2133763 · Received June 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-07826
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 20, 2011
Date of Event
November 24, 2009
Report Date
November 26, 2009
Manufacturer
HAEMOTRONICS SPA
Product Code
FJK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS RECEIVE AND SENT TO (B)(4) FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AT AN INJECTION POINT AND WAS TESTED WITH AIR AT A PRESSURE OF 500 MMHG AND FOUND TO BE OBSTRUCTED WITH A FILM. THE FILM WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN PRESSURE. THE FILM WAS THE RESULT OF AN EXCESS OF SOLVENT USED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE LINE. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY FILE FOR THE INVOLVED LOT DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING ANOMALOUS. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. THIS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT IS DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND DOES NOT HAVE A 510K NUMBER, BUT IT IS BEING REPORTED AS IT IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO A PRODUCT DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE U.S. THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED AS PART OF BAXTER RENALS RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW & REMEDIATION PROJECT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A LINE SET FOR THE AQUARIUS MACHINE COULD NOT BE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND THE MACHINE ALARMED "HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE" DURING PRIME. DURING INSPECTION OF THE SET, AN IMPASSABILITY WAS FOUND IN THE RED ARTERIAL LINE, IN THE PART BEFORE PRESSURE DOME OF SENSOR OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE. NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED. ONLY ONE UNIT WAS IMPACTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AQUALINE S SET, TUBING, BLOOD, WITH AND WITHOUT ANTI-REGURGITATION VALVE FJK HAEMOTRONICS SPA B083936

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 HEMODIALYSIS HARDWARE