FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MICRBR GEMSTR 1.2 FLTR PP Y-SITE 96IN

MDR report key: 3161833 · Received June 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
9615050-2013-01494
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 3, 2013
Date of Event
April 28, 2013
Report Date
May 6, 2013
Manufacturer
HOSPIRA COSTA RICA LTD.
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K060806
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHARMACIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REC'D. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS ALL THE INFO KNOWN BY THE RPTR UPON QUERY BY HOSPIRA PERSONNEL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACT REPORTED AIR IN THE TUBING SET DISTAL TO THE AIR ELIMINATING FILTER. ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 2230, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TUBING SET WAS BEING USED TO DELIVER TPN WITH A VOLUME TO BE INFUSED (VTBI) OF 2160 ML, FOR A DURATION OF 17 HRS, WITH A 30 MIN TAPER UP AND A 30 MIN TAPER DOWN, VIA A GEMSTAR PUMP. NO FURTHER PROGRAMMING PARAMETERS WERE PROVIDED. ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 0000, THE PT'S MOTHER REPORTED THAT THE PUMP ALARMED FOR DISTAL OCCLUSION. AT 0130, THERAPY WAS RESUMED WITH A REPLACEMENT PUMP; HOWEVER, THE TUBING SET REMAINED IN CLINICAL USE. AT UNSPECIFIED TIMES, IT REPORTED THAT THE PUMP AGAIN ALARMED FOR DISTAL OCCLUSION. NO SPECIFIC DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME, THE TUBING SET WAS REPLACED AND THE THERAPY WAS RESUMED. A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE TUBING SET FOUND AN UNSPECIFIED VOLUME OF AIR DISTAL TO THE AIR ELIMINATING FILTER OF THE TUBING SET. THE CUSTOMER CONTACT REPORTED THAT NO AIR WAS DELIVERED TO THE PT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS WERE REQUIRED. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
243602 MICRBR GEMSTR 1.2 FLTR PP Y-SITE 96IN 80FRN FRN HOSPIRA COSTA RICA LTD. NA 231735H

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 15 YR GEMSTAR PUMP, LIST #13087, SN (B)(4)| GEMSTAR PUMP, LIST #13087, SN (B)(4)