3/8" ECC PUMP PACK
Report
- Report Number
- 2248146-2014-00380
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 21, 2014
- Report Date
- January 11, 2012
- Manufacturer
- DATASCOPE CORP.
- Product Code
- DWE
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
BASED UPON THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION AND REVIEW OF THE PACKAGING, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE COMPLAINT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO OTHER ITEMS IN THE KIT BEING PACKAGED ON TOP OF THIS LINE AND BENDING IT OVER, CAUSING IT TO KINK. A PACKAGING CHANGE WAS APPROVED BY THE HOSP AND IMPLEMENTED TO NOT CONNECT THIS LINE TO THE OXYGENATOR AND IT WILL BE CONNECTED AT THE HOSP. THIS CHANGE WILL PREVENT THE PIGTAIL FROM GETTING BENT OVER IN THE KIT. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THEY WILL CHANGE OUT THIS LINE, IF NEEDED, ON ANY KITS WHERE THE PIGTAIL IS KINKED, UNTIL THEY EXHAUST THE EXISTING INVENTORY OF KITS IN THE PREVIOUS PACKAGING CONFIGURATION. (B)(4).
ONE OF THE PIGTAILS IN THE 3/8" ECC PUMP PACK HAS LEAKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PUMP PACKS. THE PIGTAIL WAS IN THE SAME SPOT ALL THREE TIMES. THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON TWO OF THE PACKS DURING PRIMING. ONE LEAKED DURING A CASE AND ALL THEY DID WAS TURN OFF THE PUMP FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CHANGED IT OUT. THE LEAK WAS WHERE THE TUBING GOES INTO THE MALE LUER ON THE PIGTAIL. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BENT IN PACKAGING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506781 | 3/8" ECC PUMP PACK | CARDIOPULMONARY DEVICE | DWE | DATASCOPE CORP. | BEQ-TOP 33700 | 13386-04 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |