Description of Event or Problem · 1
CRACK IN VENOUS MEDICATION PORT REPORTED DURING TREATMENT. SAMPLE WAS SENT DIRECTLY TO CORPORATE AND WILL BE FORWARDED. FOLLOW-UP WITH CUSTOMER REQUIRED. CALLED CUSTOMER ON 6-6-00 AND ASKED CUSTOMER NOT TO SEND SAMPLE TO CORPORATE. ADDITIONALLY CUSTOMER NOT AVAILABLE. FAXED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ADD'L INFO ON 6-6-00. RECEIVED QUESTIONNAIRE ON 6-7-00. EVENT OCCURRED 1 HOUR INTO TREATMENT. BLOOD LOSS WAS MINIMAL, <10CC. NO ALARM CONDITION WAS PRESENT. THE BLOOD FLOW RATE AT TIME OF THE EVENT WAS 300ML/MIN AND THE "VP" WAS 180 PRE-INCIDENT AND 160 POST-INCIDENT. NO PT ILL EFFECTS. 6/14/00 FACILITY CALLED UPON RECEIPT OF PRODUCT COMPLAINT. QS CALLED FACILITY AND OBTAINED FURTHER INFO FROM HCP. THE PT WAS UNDERGOING DIALYSIS. DRIPPING WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE INJECTION SITE, APPROXIMATELY 5-10CC BLOOD; HOWEVER, THE VENOUS BLOOD LINE HAD TO BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE TREATMENT, EBL 75CC TOTAL. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PT AS A RESULT OF THIS BLOOD LOSS. MDR FILED DUE TO THIS BLOOD LOSS.