FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TYCO HEALTHCARE KENDALL

MDR report key: 4466140 · Received January 24, 2015

Report

Report Number
MW5040445
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 24, 2015
Date of Event
January 8, 2015
Report Date
January 23, 2015
Manufacturer
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
Product Code
FMI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(6) WAS NOTIFIED. PT EVENT (B)(6) 2015. PT IN MENTAL HEALTH WAS BEING ADMINISTERED BI-WEEKLY 200MG DOSAGE HALDOL DECANOATE WHEN ATTENDING REGISTERED NURSE NOTICED MEDICATION LEAKING FROM THE NEEDLE WHERE NEEDLE ATTACHES TO THE SYRINGE. ATTENDING NURSE IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE SYRINGE DOWN AND NOTIFIED NURSE MANAGER. NURSE MANAGER DID HELP ASSESS EVENT. PHARMACY WAS CONTACTED AND PT PROVIDER NOTIFIED. A NEW AMPULE OF MEDICATION WAS ISSUED AND PICKED UP BY PHARMACY AND A NEW NEEDLE ATTACHED. PT WAS ADMINISTERED MEDICATION BY THE ATTENDING NURSE WITHOUT FURTHER CONSEQUENCE. (B)(4) WAS ASSIGNED DUTY TO PERFORM F/U REPORT FOR PT EVENT (B)(4) ON (B)(4) 2015. (B)(4) DID NOTIFY (B)(4). DEFECTIVE DEVICE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS TYCO/KENDALL HEALTHCARE MONOJECT MAGELLAN SAFETY NEEDLE 22G X 1" WITH REFERENCE NUMBER (B)(4). ACTIONS TAKEN: MET WITH ATTENDING NURSE AND NURSE MANAGER INVOLVED THIS EVENT ON (B)(4) 2015; ATTENDING NURSE IDENTIFIED LEAKAGE POINT ON THE MEDICAL DEVICE DURING DEMONSTRATING PROCEDURE USED; LEAKAGE DID OCCUR AFTER USE FILTER NEEDLE AND REPLACEMENT FILTER NEEDLE WITH SAFETY NEEDLE THAT PROVED DEFECTIVE; DEFECTIVE SAFETY NEEDLE WAS DISCARDED BEFORE (B)(4) BECAME KNOWLEDGEABLE EVENT; HOWEVER, LIKELY LOT NUMBER 230356 EXPIRY 09-2017; (B)(4). REASON FOR USE: SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
56927 TYCO HEALTHCARE KENDALL MONOJECT MAGELLAN SAFETY NEEDLE FMI TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP SAFETY NEEDLE 22G X 1" 230356

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Required Intervention HALDOL DECANOATE AMPULE 200MG BI-WEEKLY