FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COBE SPECTRA

MDR report key: 61429 · Received January 8, 1997

Report

Report Number
61429
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 1997
Date of Event
December 14, 1996
Report Date
January 8, 1997
Manufacturer
COBE BCT, INC.
Product Code
LKN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

UPON STARTING THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE IT WAS NOTED THAT BLOOD WAS ENTERING VIA PLASMA AND RETURN LINES, INSTEAD OF RED CELL LINE. BLOOD WAS BEING CENTRIFUGED CLOCKWISE INSTEAD OF IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE MOTION. RED CELLS WERE BEING DIVERTED INTO COLLECTION BAG AS OPPOSED PLASMA. PROCEDURE WAS IMMEDIATELY ABORTED, BUT NO RINSEBACK WAS POSSIBLE. PT. LOST APPROX 300 ML BLOOD. WHEN DISPOSABLE WAS EXAMINED RED CELL AND PLASMA LINES WERE CONNECTED WRONG FROM FACTORY SHIPPED PRODUCT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COBE SPECTRA THERAPEUTIC PLASMA EXCHANGE SET LKN COBE BCT, INC. * 07B15246

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Life Threatening| O| R 12/15/96-PT SIGNED OUT AMA