FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MICROBORE EXTENSION SET

MDR report key: 7136856 · Received December 20, 2017

Report

Report Number
9616066-2017-01602
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 20, 2017
Report Date
November 29, 2017
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION
Product Code
FPA
PMA / PMN Number
K790108
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MW 5073184. THE AFFECTED PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE INVESTIGATION IS PENDING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE FAILURE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER¿S REPORT OF FEMALE CRACKED AND LEAKED WAS CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SET NOTED THAT THE LUER HAD A VERTICAL HAIR LINE CRACK. THE FEMALE LUER WAS INSPECTED UNDER MAGNIFICATION AND NO STRESS MARKS WERE OBSERVED. FUNCTIONAL TESTING CONFIRMED LEAKING AS FLUID FLOWED THROUGH THE CRACK ON THE FEMALE LUER. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED AS A CRACK ON THE FEMALE LUER. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A MILRINONE INFUSION A LEAK WAS OBSERVED FROM A CRACK ON THE FEMALE END OF AN EXTENSION SET CONNECTED TO THE MEDFUSION PUMP TUBING VIA A NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR. THE TUBING HAD BEEN IN USE APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS BEFORE THE LEAKING WAS NOTED. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED. RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CUSTOMER'S SUS VOLUNTARY EVENT REPORT FROM THE FDA WHICH STATES, "FIRST INSTANCE, MORPHINE DRIP WAS FOUND BY BEDSIDE NURSE LEAKING. TUBING WAS CRACKED AT THE MAXZERO CONNECTED TO THE SYRINGE. LINE WAS CHANGED PER PROTOCOL BY LT IMMEDIATELY. SECOND INSTANCE ALARIS (CAREFUSION) MICROBORE EXTENSION SET TUBING WITH 0.2 MICRON LOW PROTEIN BINDING FILTER (PRODUCT REF# (B)(4) WITH CRACK AT FEMALE END. THIS WAS CONNECTED TO A NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR (MAXZERO). NOT ABLE TO ISOLATE A LOT NUMBER FOR THIS VAROOM. THIS IS NOW THE THIRD PRODUCT FOUND CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE. SEE VAROOM #S (B) (4) 2017. BOTH ON (B)(6) 2017. ALL 3 PRODUCTS WILL BE GIVEN TO RISK MGMT FOR F/U WITH COMPANY. PLEASE SEND REPORT FROM COMPANY WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION. NO HARM TO DONE TO PT. MILRINONE WAS INFUSING VIA THIS TUBING FOR THIS PT. TUBING WAS IN-LINE APPROX. 24HRS BEFORE ONTO MEDFUSION PUMP AND FLOOR WAS NOTED. THIRD INSTANCE, BEDSIDE NOTICED VECURONIUM DRIP TUBING CRACKED AT THE MAXZERO CONNECTING TO THE SYRINGE. LINE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY BY LT." ALTHOUGH THE CUSTOMER SELECTED B2, "OTHER SERIOUS" ON THE MEDWATCH, THE CLINICIAN LATER CLARIFIED THAT NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
913063 MICROBORE EXTENSION SET SET, EXTENSION, INTRAVASCULAR FPA CAREFUSION 10010570

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1