FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTERLINK SYSTEM T-CONNECTOR EXTENSION SET

MDR report key: 6134462 · Received November 30, 2016

Report

Report Number
1416980-2016-17754
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 30, 2016
Date of Event
November 3, 2016
Report Date
November 30, 2016
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - AIBONITO
Product Code
FPA
PMA / PMN Number
K060074
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PATIENT IS A (B)(6) BABY. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PEDIATRIC PATIENT EXPERIENCED A CONNECTION ISSUE WITH AN INTER LINK T-CONNECTOR. A T-CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED FROM THE PATIENT¿S ANGIOCATHETER AND RESULTED IN 0.2 ML OF BLOOD LOSS. THE SLIP LOCK DID NOT CONNECT PROPERLY TO THE NON-BAXTER 18 GAUGE ANGIOCATHETER THE PATIENT USES, WHICH CAUSED THE DISCONNECTION ISSUE RESULTING IN THE AREA BEING CLEANSED AND A NEW SETUP STARTED. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HOWEVER, AS THE DISCONNECTION AND BLOOD LOSS REPRESENTS A BREACH OF THE STERILE FLUID PATHWAY, THERE WAS A RISK OF INFECTION TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
787638 INTERLINK SYSTEM T-CONNECTOR EXTENSION SET SET, ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVASCULAR FPA BAXTER HEALTHCARE - AIBONITO NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other