SPECTRA OPTIA
Report
- Report Number
- 1722028-2014-00238
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 18, 2014
- Date of Event
- March 3, 2014
- Report Date
- May 21, 2014
- Manufacturer
- TERUMO BCT
- Product Code
- LKN
- PMA / PMN Number
- BK120076
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
INVESTIGATION: A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) FOR THIS UNIT SHOWED NO IRREGULARITIES DURING MANUFACTURING THAT WERE RELEVANT TO THIS ISSUE. SEMIANNUAL PM WAS COMPLETED AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND WITH THE EQUIPMENT. ROOT CAUSE: SINCE ANOTHER NEW SET PASSED PRIME WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND THE PART EVALUATION DID NOT SHOW ANY TUBING INTEGRITY ISSUES, THE POSSIBLE CAUSES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: RETURN LINE WAS CLAMPED AND/OR THE RETURN SALINE LINE WAS NOT CLOSED.
THIS RECORD WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF MDRS TO IDENTIFY RECORDS IN WHICH AN EVENT OCCURRED, BUT THE TYPE OF REPORTABLE EVENT WAS NOT INDICATED APPROPRIATELY. THIS SUPPLEMENT IS BEING FILED TO MODIFY INFORMATION TO ALIGN WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.
INVESTIGATION: THE DISPOSABLE SET WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE SET CONTAINED PRIME SOLUTION. THE SET WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR MISSING PARTS, MIS-ASSEMBLY, KINKS, OCCLUSIONS AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE, NONE WERE FOUND. THE SET WAS RETURNED WITH BOTH ROLLER CLAMPS CLOSED AND THE PINCH CLAMPS CLOSED AS WELL. ALL CLAMPS WERE TESTED TO ENSURE A PROPER OCCLUSION WAS MADE WHEN CLOSED. ALL CLAMPS APPEARED TO OCCLUDE PROPERLY. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AND ALL TUBING CONNECTIONS APPEARED TO BE ADEQUATE. THE ALARM EXPERIENCED BY THE CUSTOMER INDICATES THAT THE PRESSURE LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED. A REVIEW OF THE LOT FOR SIMILAR REPORTS WAS CARRIED OUT, NONE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ROOT CAUSE: INVESTIGATION INTO THIS OCCURRENCE DID NOT FIND A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE. THE RESULTS FROM OUR INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS THIS ISSUE IS MOST LIKELY CAUSE BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWING:- SALINE LINE CLAMPED. -INCORRECT PRESSURE SENSOR CALIBRATION.- DEFECTIVE PRESSURE SENSOR.- DEFECTIVE CONTROL STACK.
THE CUSTOMER DECLINED TO PROVIDE PATIENT INFORMATION.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING SETUP FOR A MONONUCLEAR CELL (MNC) COLLECTION PROCEDURE,THEY RECEIVED MULTIPLE 'RETURN SALINE LINE FAILED INTEGRITY TEST' ALARMS. THE RN ABORTED THE PROCEDURE AND PRIMED A NEW DISPOSABLE SET, WITH NO PROBLEMS. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED IN RESPONSE TO THE CUSTOMER FILING A MEDWATCH REPORT, WHICH WAS FOUND DURING AN INTERNAL MAUDE DATABASE SEARCH.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357644 | SPECTRA OPTIA | SPECTRA OPTIA COLLECT SET | LKN | TERUMO BCT | 06V3326 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |