FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INFUSOR

MDR report key: 2874107 · Received December 14, 2012

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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.