HAEMOLANCE LANCET
Report
- Report Number
- 9613304-2011-00004
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 3, 2011
- Date of Event
- February 15, 2010
- Report Date
- September 30, 2011
- Manufacturer
- HTL-STREFA S.A.
- Product Code
- FMK
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
HTL REGISTERED A COMPLAINT AS 410/ARKRAY HAEMOLANCE LOW 150/142/2011/RJL. IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT TYPE 410, MFG IN THE YEAR 2008 HAVE THE DEFECT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BUTTON MATERIAL DURING THE SAFETY TAB TWIST OF MOMENT OR DURING ACTIVATION CAUSING ITS CRACKING. IT WAS INVESTIGATED THAT CRACKING PUSH-BUTTONS CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO NEEDLE RETRACTION ISSUES. FROM THE MOMENT OF THE FIRST CLAIM CONNECTED WITH LOW QUALITY OF COMPONENT MATERIAL AND COMPONENT CRACKING DURING USAGE THE RESPECTIVE ACTIONS TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECT HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN. HTL-STREFA HAS BEEN CONDUCTING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AIMED AT THE ELIMINATION OF THIS PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATING THE DETAILS TO ARKARAY. CAPA COVERED: CHANGE OF THE NEEDLE INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS AND THE NEW RESISTANT RAISIN MIX WAS CHANGED. CHANGE IN THE FINISH PRODUCT RELEASE - CURRENTLY, THE PRODUCE IS BEING CONTROLLED AFTER MOLDING STAGE AND AFTER IRRADIATION TOO, THE RESPECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS WERE AMENDED FOR IN-PROCESS AND FINISHED PRODUCT RELEASE CONTROLS. HTL DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINTS REGISTERED FOR THE DEVICES PRODUCED AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPA. THE MALFUNCTION IS STILL UNDER MONITORING.
(B)(4), RECEIVED A LETTER FROM (B)(6) FROM (B)(6) IN REFERENCE TO CLAIM # (B)(4). THIS CLAIM STATED THAT EMPLOYEE MS (B)(6) RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM A LANCET THAT DID NOT RETRACT FOR PRODUCT # (B)(4). THE LETTER STATED THAT DUE TO THE PUNCTURE THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXPOSED TO THE (B)(6) VIRUS AS THE PT SHE WAS ATTENDING TO CARRIES THE VIRUS. MS. (B)(6) WAS REQUIRED TO UNDERGO TESTING BY AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR AND HAS COMPLETED TREATMENT. ARKRAY HAS ATTEMPTED TO GATHER FURTHER INFO, BUT REPORTER AND PT HAVE NOT RESPONDED WITH FURTHER DETAILS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAEMOLANCE LANCET | LANCET | FMK | HTL-STREFA S.A. | 990500 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Threatening |