FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TRIMA ACCEL ENHANCED PLT, PLS, RBC SET

MDR report key: 2419949 · Received December 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
1722028-2011-00460
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 1, 2011
Date of Event
November 16, 2011
Report Date
November 18, 2011
Manufacturer
GAMBRO BCT, INC.
Product Code
GKT
PMA / PMN Number
BK110009
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INVESTIGATION: THE RUN DATA FILE (RDF) WAS ANALYZED FOR THIS YEAR. SIGNALS IN THE RDF INDICATE IT IS POSSIBLE, THOUGH NOT CONCLUSIVE, THAT THE PLASMA LINE MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY OCCLUDED DURING A PORTION OF THE PROCEDURE. IF THE PLASMA LINE DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE PROPERLY TO THE PLATELET PUMP IT COULD CAUSE THE FLOW THROUGH THE LRS CHAMBER TO BE HIGHER THAN THE SYSTEM EXPECTS, POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME WBCS TO ESCAPE. ORIENTATION OF THE HEX IN THE HEX HOLDER MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. INVESTIGATION EVALUATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE IN-PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE THE RUN DATA FILE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE EVALUATED WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT. THERE WAS NOT A TRANSFUSION RECIPIENT OR PT INVOLVED AT THE TIME OF THE RESIDUAL WBC TESTING, THEREFORE NO PT INFO IS REASONABLY KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. DONOR UNIT #: (B)(4). THE DISPOSABLE SET IS UNAVAILABLE FOR RETURN BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER DISCARDED IT. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO A DEVICE MALFUNCTION THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRIMA ACCEL ENHANCED PLT, PLS, RBC SET AUTOMATED BLOOD CELL SEPARATOR GKT GAMBRO BCT, INC. 09T1204

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other