FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NIKO-FIX

MDR report key: 4346407 · Received December 18, 2014

Report

Report Number
3007966929-2014-00134
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 18, 2014
Date of Event
November 1, 2014
Report Date
November 18, 2014
Manufacturer
UNOMEDICAL LTD.
Product Code
KMK
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FI
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THIS EVENT IS DEEMED TO BE A SERIOUS INJURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 12/08/2014 AND RECEIVED ON 12/10/2014 CONFIRMING THE PRODUCT MATERIAL MODEL NUMBER AND INFORMING THAT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED ON ANY OTHER PATIENTS, LOTS AND OR EVENTS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED UNSTERILE NIKO-FIX SECUREMENT (S) WERE USED ON A NUMBER OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PATIENTS IN THE HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY WARD THAT DEVELOPED SEPSIS. THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXACT NUMBER OF PATIENTS AFFECTED NOR ATTRIBUTE A SPECIFIC LOT NUMBER. THE POTENTIALLY INVOLVED REPORTED LOT NUMBERS THAT WERE PROVIDED ARE: 159427, 159428, 159439, 162484, AND 170512.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
830423 NIKO-FIX DEVICE, INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER SECUR KMK UNOMEDICAL LTD. 417118

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Life Threatening