FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

EXACTAMIX

MDR report key: 2462092 · Received February 9, 2012

Report

Report Number
2462092
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2012
Date of Event
January 25, 2012
Report Date
February 9, 2012
Manufacturer
BAXA CORPORATION
Product Code
NEP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
PA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PATIENT HAD THE TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN) RUNNING. THE NURSE WENT IN THE ROOM AND FOUND THE TUBING WET. IT APPEARS AS IF THERE IS A CRACK IN THE TUBING WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FILTER. THE TPN HAD BEEN HUNG AT A RATE OF 50 ML/HR AND THE LEAK WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY. IV (INTRA VASCULAR) ASSESSMENTS WERE DONE AT LEAST EVERY 2 HRS WITH THE LAST ONE DONE IN LESS THAN 1 1/2 HRS BEFORE THE EVENT WAS DISCOVERED. THERE WERE NO ISSUES NOTED PRIOR TO THIS. THE TPN INFUSION WAS DISCONTINUED. A NEW ONE WAS NOT NEEDED AS THE PATIENT RECEIVES TPN FOR 20 HRS PER DAY AND INFUSION WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN A LITTLE MORE THAN 1 HR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EXACTAMIX EXACTAMIX 1000 ML EVA CONTAINER NEP BAXA CORPORATION * 765874

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 2 YR