ULTRA DUO HIGH FLUID CART NON-STERILE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Report
- Report Number
- 0001954182-2018-00020
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 19, 2018
- Date of Event
- February 27, 2018
- Report Date
- March 19, 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
- RI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4).PMA/510(K): K081047; K123188; K133786. THIS MEDWATCH IS BEING FILED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE IT WAS REPORTED FROM (B)(6) HOSPITAL THAT A UNIT WAS SETTING OFF THE OR ELECTRICAL PANEL ALARM WITH LEAKAGE >1000MA. ON 27 FEBRUARY 2018, REPLITE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE CART AND DISPATCHED A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO BE AT THE SITE. THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED AT THE SITE AND FOUND CURRENT LEAKAGE CAUSED BY DAMAGED FAN THAT WAS DAMAGED FROM A VALVE PACK LEAK. HE REPLACED THE FAN RESEATED THE VALVE PACK, AND THEN VERIFIED THAT THE CART WAS FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED. THE TECHNICIAN THEN RETURNED THE CART TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED, INSPECTED, AND REPAIRED. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE UNIT SETTING OFF THE OR ELECTRICAL PANEL ALARM WAS DUE TO CURRENT LEAKAGE FROM A DAMAGED FAN, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING VALVE PACK. FLUID WOULD DAMAGE THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS OF THE FAN UNIT, LEADING TO CURRENT LEAKAGE, WHICH IN TURN WOULD TRIP THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ALARM. THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED DURING INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE AND THE DEVICE WAS NOTED TO BE FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED AFTER THE VALVE PACK WAS RESEATED AND THE FAN WAS REPLACED. THE INVESTIGATION WAS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED INITIALLY AND ANY INFORMATION THAT WAS OBTAINED THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOW-UP PROCESS. EVALUATED BY EXTERNAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ULTRA DUO HIGH FLUID CART WAS SETTING OFF THE OR ELECTRICAL PANEL. IT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING DURING SURGERY. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191118 | 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 |