FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TRIMA ACCEL

MDR report key: 3810433 · Received May 14, 2014

Report

Report Number
1722028-2014-00174
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 14, 2014
Date of Event
April 16, 2014
Report Date
April 18, 2014
Manufacturer
TERUMO BCT
Product Code
GKT
PMA / PMN Number
BK120049
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION: THE DISPOSABLE SET WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR RETURN AND INVESTIGATION. THE RUN DATA FILE WAS ANALYZED FOR THIS EVENT. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS LOT. THERE WERE NO ISSUES NOTED IN THE DHR THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE ELEVATED WBC COUNT THAT THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCED. ROOT CAUSE: 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
288838 TRIMA ACCEL TRIMA ACCEL PLATELET, PLASMA, RBC SET GKT TERUMO BCT 02W3115

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other