FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ONE LINK NEEDLE-FREE IV CONNECTOR WITH NEUTRAL FLUID DISPLAC

MDR report key: 3893475 · Received June 13, 2014

Report

Report Number
3893475
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 13, 2014
Date of Event
June 8, 2014
Report Date
June 13, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP
Product Code
FPA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT HAD A TWO-LUMEN HANDSFREE CATHETER PLACED THROUGH AN EXISTING INTRODUCER. ATTEMPTED TO RUN Y SITE OF VASO AND HEPARIN THROUGH ONE OF THESE NEW LUMENS. BOTH PUMPS HAD DOWNSTREAM OCCLUSION ALARMS. FLUSHED LUMEN THROUGH THE ONELINK WITH 10CC NS AND IT FLUSHED EASILY. WHEN ATTACHED THE Y SITE, DOWNSTREAM OCCLUSION OCCURRED. PUMPS WORKED CORRECTLY WHEN THE ONELINK WAS REMOVED.THIS FACILITY HAS HAD MULTIPLE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE ONE-LINK DEVICE. STAFF REPEATEDLY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE LINES IN THESE CASES ARE OPEN/FUNCTIONING AND THAT PUMPS ARE FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE ONE-LINK IS IN PLACE, THE LINE WILL NOT FLUSH OR THE PUMP WILL ALARM. WHEN THE DEVICE IS REMOVED, THE INFUSION/FLUSH IS GIVEN WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
351227 ONE LINK NEEDLE-FREE IV CONNECTOR WITH NEUTRAL FLUID DISPLAC SET, ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVASCULAR FPA BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP 7N8399 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR