TRIMA ACCEL
Report
- Report Number
- 1722028-2012-00782
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 3, 2012
- Date of Event
- July 3, 2012
- Report Date
- September 9, 2012
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO BCT
- Product Code
- GKT
- PMA / PMN Number
- BK110068
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS LOT. THERE WERE NO EVENTS NOTED IN THE DHR THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELEVATED WBC COUNT EXPERIENCED BY THE CUSTOMER. ROOT CAUSE: THIS DISPOSABLE SET WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE OBSERVED LEUKOREDUCTION FAILURE REMAINS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES WERE PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL REPORT FOR THIS EVENT. AN INTERNAL CAPA HAS BEEN INITIATED TO EVALUATE REPORTS OF ELEVATED WBC COUNTS RELATED TO PLASMA LINE OCCLUSIONS.
(B)(4). INVESTIGATION: THE RUN DATA FILE (RDF) WAS ANALYZED FOR THIS EVENT. THE ANALYSIS OF THE RDF DID NOT FIND A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE FOR THE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED WBC CONTENT REPORTED FOR THIS COLLECTION. THE SIGNALS IN THE RUN DATA FILE INDICATE IT IS POSSIBLE, THOUGH NOT CONCLUSIVE, THAT THE PLASMA LINE MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY OCCLUDED NEAR THE END 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 THE ABOVE. INVESTIGATION EVALUATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE IN-PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.
THE CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE THE RUN DATA FILE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE ELEVATED WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT. THERE WAS NOT A TRANSFUSION RECIPIENT OR PATIENT INVOLVED AT THE TIME OF THE RESIDUAL WBC TESTING, THEREFORE NO PATIENT INFORMATION IS REASONABLY KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. DONOR UNIT #: (B)(6). 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 | TRIMA ACCEL ENHANCED PLATELET, PLASMA, RBC SET | GKT | TERUMO BCT | 05U1126 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |