IVENIX, INC.
Report
- Report Number
- 3014732157-2025-01006
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 15, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 21, 2024
- Report Date
- September 15, 2025
- Manufacturer
- FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLC
- Product Code
- FPA
- UDI-DI
- 00811505030054
- PMA / PMN Number
- K183311
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN REPORTED: SET WAS LEAKING OUT THE BACK OF THE CASSETTE. THE NURSE HAD TO TAKE OUT TUBING AND EXCHANGE. IT WAS INFUSING ON A PATIENT. NO HARM TO PATIENT. INFUSING NORMAL SALINE - NO MEDICATION. A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE LOGS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. ONE SAMPLE OF IVENIX ADMINISTRATION SET WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. DURING THE VISUAL INSPECTION THE SET WAS OBSERVED TO BE ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE DRAWING. PRIMARY LINE INFUSION DID NOT PASS SUCCESSFULLY AND WAS TESTED WITH A SET RATE OF 0.5ML/HR AND SET VOLUME OF 1.5ML. A LEAK COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE CASSETTE WAS OBSERVED AND ALARM TUBING SET PROBLEM WAS REPLICATED FOUR TIMES IN THE IVENIX INFUSION MACHINE. AIR SIDE UNDER WATER LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED AND BUBBLES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM UNIT. LIQUID SIDE UNDERWATER LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED, AND BUBBLES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM UNIT. THEREFORE, LEAK WAS CONFIRMED IN BOTH UNDER WATER LEAK TESTS. A DYE TEST WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING POSSIBLY COMING FROM THE SECONDARY VALVE. THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT IS CONFIRMED. THE LEAK IN CASSETTE COULD BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO A MISPLACED DIAPHRAGM WHICH RESULTED IN A LEAK WHEN THE DIAPHRAGM WAS ACTUATED BY THE VALVE PINS IN THE PUMP. IN ADDITION, IT COULD BE RELATED TO AN INCORRECT AND POOR SEALING OF THE CASSETTE IN THE WELDER MACHINE CAUSING THE GAP AND REPORTED LEAKAGE. CURRENT CONTROLS INCLUDE 100% LEAK TESTING PERFORMED BY A LEAK TESTER AND 100% VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE UNIT AT MANUFACTURING LINES. THE BATCH RECORD FA23E17360 WAS REVIEWED. NO EXCEPTIONS WERE GENERATED THAT COULD CLASSIFY AS A POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THE FINISHED GOOD LOT HAS PASSED ALL SAMPLING ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR ALL TESTS PERFORMED INCLUDING IN-PROCESS TESTING AND PRODUCT TESTING. (B)(6) HAS PERFORMED A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE MODE AND HAS DECIDED TO SUBMIT AN MDR AS A CONSERVATIVE MEASURE. NO ADVERSE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1398640 | IVENIX, INC. | LVP PRIMARY ADMINISTRATION SET, DUAL-INLET, LOW-SORBING, NEEDLE-FREE PORT, Y-SIT | FPA | FRESENIUS KABI USA, LLC | SET-0013-1 | FA23E17360 | 00811505030054 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |