CHEMOCLAVE
Report
- Report Number
- 2025816-2017-00179
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 13, 2017
- Date of Event
- June 8, 2017
- Report Date
- July 13, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ICU MEDICAL
- Product Code
- FPA
- UDI-DI
- 00840619023713
- PMA / PMN Number
- K081361
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
REPORTED LOT 3002746 SHOWS 1,800 UNITS WERE MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED WITH NO EXCEPTION DOCUMENTS CITED. VISUAL: PARTICULATES WERE OBSERVED IN THE LUMEN. FUNCTIONAL: PARTICLES OF DRY SPIKE ADAPTER DIAPHRAGM SHED WERE FOUND IN THE DRIP CHAMBER. PARTICLES OF DRY SPIKE ADAPTER DIAPHRAGM SHED WERE FOUND IN THE IV LINE. SUMMARY ANALYSIS: THE COMPLAINT OF MATERIAL BEING SHED INTO THE FLUID PATH WAS CONFIRMED. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A USAGE TECHNIQUE THAT PROMOTES DRY SPIKE DIAPHRAGM SHEDDING DURING USE.
REPORTED LOT 3002746 SHOWS (B)(4) UNITS WERE MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED WITH NO EXCEPTION DOCUMENTS CITED.
POSSIBLE CH-12 "DRY SPIKE" PRODUCT FAILURE. THE DRY SPIKE APPEARS TO HAVE SHED PLASTIC FROM THE SPIKE INTO THE LINE. THE PLASTIC DID NOT REACH THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
POSSIBLE CH-12 "DRY SPIKE" PRODUCT FAILURE. THE DRY SPIKE APPEARS TO HAVE SHED PLASTIC FROM THE SPIKE INTO THE LINE. THE PLASTIC DID NOT REACH THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491925 | CHEMOCLAVE | ADMIN SET | FPA | ICU MEDICAL | CH-12 | 3002746 | 00840619023713 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |