FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TRIMA ACCEL

MDR report key: 2970337 · Received February 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
1722028-2013-00953
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 20, 2013
Date of Event
January 22, 2013
Report Date
January 24, 2013
Manufacturer
TERUMO BCT
Product Code
GKT
PMA / PMN Number
BK120017
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION: THE RUN DATA FILE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR THE PROCEDURE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED FOR THIS LOT. THERE WERE NO ISSUES NOTED IN THE DHR THAT WOULD HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE ELEVATED WBC COUNT THAT THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED. ROOT CAUSE: A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE OBSERVED LEUKOREDUCTION FAILURE REMAINS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE ANALYSIS OF THE RUN DATA FILE DID NOT FIND A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE FOR THE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED WBC CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT REPORTED FOR THIS COLLECTION. NO UNUSUAL PROCESS VARIABLE WAS IDENTIFIED AND THE SIGNALS IN THE RUN DATA FILE INDICATE THAT THE TRIMA ACCEL SYSTEM OPERATED AS INTENDED. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, IT CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT THE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED WBC CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT COULD BE DONOR-RELATED. IT ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT A SAMPLING, CALCULATION, OR OTHER PROCESS ERROR COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED WBC CONTENT IN THE PLATELET PRODUCT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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
74152 TRIMA ACCEL TRIMA ACCEL PLATELET, PLASMA SET GKT TERUMO BCT 11U2106

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other