ULTRA DUO HIGH FLUID CART NON-STERILE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Report
- Report Number
- 0001954182-2018-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 4, 2018
- Date of Event
- December 8, 2017
- Report Date
- January 24, 2018
- Manufacturer
- DORNOCH
- Product Code
- JCX
- PMA / PMN Number
- PSEE H10.
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). K081047; K123188; K133786. PRODUCT EVALUATED BY EXTERNAL CONTRACTOR. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THE PREVIOUS REPAIR RECORD FOR ULTRA EVACUATION UNIT WAS REVIEWED AND NOTED NO RELATED NON-CONFORMANCES, REQUESTS FOR DEVIATION (RFD) OR ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE REPAIR. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR RECORD REVIEW FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE DEVICE AFTER REPAIR AND ALL VERIFICATIONS, INSPECTIONS AND TESTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE DEVICE WAS NOTED TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED NINE TIMES, THE PREVIOUS REPAIR BEING FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE PICKUP STRAW ON 31 AUGUST 2017. THE PICKUP STRAW IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT REPAIR. THUS, THIS REPAIR WAS A NON-RELATED ISSUE. REPLITE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE CART AND DISPATCHED A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO BE AT THE SITE. ON 08 DECEMBER 2017, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE EVAC, AND NOTED A PUNCTURED PERISTALTIC PUMP HOSE. HE REPLACED THE PERISTALTIC PUMP HOSE AND THEN VERIFIED THAT THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED. THE CART WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE UNIT WAS TESTED, INSPECTED, AND REPAIRED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED LEAKING WAS DUE TO THE PUNCTURED PERISTALTIC PUMP HOSE ON THE EVACUATION UNIT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE REPORTED EVENT WHEN HE FOUND THE PUNCTURED PERISTALTIC HOSE AND NOTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED AFTER REPLACING THE HOSE. THE INVESTIGATION WAS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED INITIALLY AND ANY INFORMATION THAT WAS OBTAINED THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOW-UP PROCESS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNIT WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM BOTTOM OF QUAD CART. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9011 | ULTRA DUO HIGH FLUID CART NON-STERILE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE | APPARATUS, SUCTION, WARD USE, PORTABLE, AC-POWERED | JCX | DORNOCH | N/A | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |