TRIMA ACCEL
Report
- Report Number
- 1722028-2012-00852
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 7, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 22, 2012
- Report Date
- October 10, 2012
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO BCT
- Product Code
- GKT
- PMA / PMN Number
- BK120017
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS EVENT. 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.
(B)(4). INVESTIGATION: THE RUN DATA FILE WAS ANALYZED FOR THIS EVENT. THE SIGNALS IN THE RUN DATA FILE INDICATE THAT THE TRIMA ACCEL SYSTEM DETECTED SOME SIGNALS THAT WERE CONSISTENT WITH WBCS ESCAPING FROM THE LRS CHAMBER, HOWEVER NOT ALL OF THE CRITERIA REQUIRED TO GENERATE A VERIFY PRODUCT FOR WBCS MESSAGE WERE MET. THE SIGNALS IN THE RUN DATA FILE DO NOT INDICATE A CLEAR CAUSE FOR THE ESCAPE OF WBCS FROM THE LRS CHAMBER. THERE ARE NO EVENTS (ADJUSTMENTS, CHANGES IN PUMP SPEED, SUBSTATE CHANGES, ETC.) IN THE PROCEDURE THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE ONSET OF THE OVERLOADING OF THE LRS CHAMBER. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, IT CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT THIS LEUKOREDUCTION FAILURE COULD BE DONOR RELATED. 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 PLATELET, PLASMA SET | GKT | TERUMO BCT | 07U2224 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |