INFUSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 1416980-2012-07367
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 14, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 1, 2012
- Report Date
- November 21, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - IRVINE
- Product Code
- MEB
- PMA / PMN Number
- K071222
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). THE BATCH REVIEW REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA WERE MET TO RELEASE THE LOT. THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCES, FAILURES, REWORK, OR DEVIATIONS RELATED TO THE LOT. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO SPECIFICATIONS, TEST METHODS, PROCESS, EQUIPMENT, OR RAW MATERIALS THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED CONDITION. A REQUEST FOR THE RETURN OF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN MADE. SHOULD THE DEVICE BE RECEIVED BY BAXTER FOR EVALUATION, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF AN EVALUATION OR IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: BAXTER RECEIVED ONE SAMPLE FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORTED CONDITION OF NO FLOW WAS CONFIRMED. FLOW WAS NOT VISUALLY OBSERVED AT THE DISTAL LUER. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE FLOW RESTRICTOR SHOWED EVIDENCE OF MICRO-AIR BUBBLES BLOCKING THE FLUID PATH INSIDE THE LUMEN OF THE GLASS CAPILLARY LOCATED INSIDE THE FLOW RESTRICTOR. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS DETERMINED TO BE MICRO AIR BUBBLES INSIDE THE LUMEN OF THE GLASS CAPILLARY. NO OTHER OBSERVATIONS WERE NOTED ON THE UNIT. NO REPAIR WAS DONE, AS THIS IS A SINGLE-USE DEVICE WHICH WILL BE DISCARDED.
BAXTER (B)(4) RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN INFUSOR THAT DID NOT FLOW THE DEVICE WAS FILLED WITH HALOPERIDOL AND METOCLOPRAMIDE. THIS CONDITION INTERRUPTED THERAPY. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION NECESSARY, OR ADVERSE REACTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INFUSOR | PUMP, INFUSION, ELASTOMERIC | MEB | BAXTER HEALTHCARE - IRVINE | 12D028 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALOPERIDOL| METOCLOPRAMIDE. |