FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IVT DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2873768 · Received December 14, 2012

Report

Report Number
1416980-2012-07349
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 14, 2012
Date of Event
November 1, 2012
Report Date
November 30, 2012
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MALTA
Product Code
LHI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT
Reporter Occupation
SERVICE AND TESTING PERSONNEL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: AN ACTUAL SAMPLE WAS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE VIALMATE ARRIVED ATTACHED TO A VIAL AND A VIAFLO BAG. THE VIALMATE WAS UNLOCKED. VISUAL INSPECTION ON THE SAMPLE REVEALED A TINY PART OF THE VIAL'S RUBBER IN THE VIAL. INSPECTION ON THE VIAL'S MEMBRANE SHOWED THAT PIERCING WAS NOT CENTRED BUT HAS BEEN DONE AT AN ANGLE. VIALMATE WAS DISMANTLED TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED, HOWEVER THE VIALMATE SHOWED NO NON-CONFORMITIES. THE REPORTED CONDITION WAS CONFIRMED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MISUE OF PRODUCT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. A BATCH REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED AND THERE WERE NO DEVIATIONS FOUND RELATED TO THIS REPORTED CONDITION DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS LOT. A LABELING REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRINTED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL PACKAGING ARE AVAILABLE TO THE USER AND ARE ACCURATE AND SUFFICIENT. THIS IS A PRODUCT NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE US AND DOES NOT HAVE A 510K NUMBER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(4). UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE SAMPLE REVEALED A TINY PART OF THE VIAL'S RUBBER IN THE VIAL. INSPECTION ON THE VIAL'S MEMBRANE SHOWED THAT THE PIERCING WAS NOT CENTERED BUT HAS BEEN DONE AT AN ANGLE. PATIENT INVOLVEMENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IVT DISPOSABLE SET, I.V. FLUID TRANSFER LHI BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MALTA 12G27V182

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1