TRIMA ACCEL
Report
- Report Number
- 1722028-2012-00923
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 14, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 16, 2012
- Report Date
- November 26, 2012
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO BCT
- Product Code
- GKT
- PMA / PMN Number
- BK120017
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
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. SIGNALS IN THE RUN DATA FILE DO NOT INDICATE A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE FOR THE GREATER THAN EXPECTED RWBC CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT REPORTED FOR THIS COLLECTION. NO UNUSUAL PROCESS VARIABLE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE RUN DATA FILE AND THE TRIMA ACCEL SYSTEM OPERATED AS INTENDED. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS LEUKOREDUCTION FAILURE COULD BE DONOR-RELATED. IT ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT A SAMPLING, CALCULATION, OR OTHER PROCESS ERROR MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RWBC CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT. 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, RBC SET | GKT | TERUMO BCT | 09U2120 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |