FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SPECTRA OPTIA

MDR report key: 3130273 · Received May 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
1722028-2013-01219
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 24, 2013
Date of Event
April 1, 2013
Report Date
April 29, 2013
Manufacturer
TERUMO BCT
Product Code
LKN
PMA / PMN Number
K103090
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION, EVALUATION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE IN-PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION: A REPORT RUN ON THE MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER SHOWS THAT THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN IN USE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. ROOT CAUSE: THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED MIS-ENTRY OF PATIENT INFORMATION WAS OPERATOR ERROR. THE SPECTRA OPTIA MACHINE OPERATED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. CORRECTION: A REPORT OF OPERATOR ERROR ISSUES IS DISTRIBUTED EACH QUARTER TO SALES AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR POTENTIAL TARGETED TRAINING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A CUSTOMER SITE VISIT TO ADDRESS AGGREGATION ISSUES, A PROCEDURE HAD TO BE ABORTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES DUE TO A LARGE AGGREGATION IN THE RESERVOIR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CUSTOMER IS ENTERING THE SAME PATIENT INFORMATION FOR ALL PROCEDURES RUN. THE PATIENT INFO ENTERED IS HEIGHT = 190CM; WEIGHT = 90KG; GENDER = FEMALE, AND THEY EXCHANGE 7.2L OF PLASMA FOR EVERY PATIENT, WHICH COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON PATIENT FLUID BALANCE AND ANTICOAGULANT INFUSION RATE. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO DEVICE MALFUNCTION, IN THE FORM OF OPERATOR ERROR, THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ENTERING FIXED PATIENT DATA ENTRY PARAMETERS WAS A SYSTEMIC OPERATOR ERROR AT THE CUSTOMER SITE, POTENTIALLY AFFECTING MANY PROCEDURES AND PATIENTS, SO NO INDIVIDUAL PATIENT INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
232738 SPECTRA OPTIA SPECTRA OPTIA APHERESIS SYSTEM LKN TERUMO BCT 000000000000061000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other