FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRIMLINE

MDR report key: 742619 · Received May 25, 2005

Report

Report Number
MW1035531
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 25, 2005
Date of Event
April 20, 2005
Report Date
May 18, 2005
Manufacturer
TRIMLINE MEDICAL PRODUCTS
Product Code
FKB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT WAS CONNECTED TO A PHILIPS MONITOR, WHICH INCLUDES EKG, RR, SPO2, AND NIBP. THE PT TOOK THE NIBP HOSE AND CONNECTED THIS TO HIS IV TUBING AT THE CLAVE CONNECTION BY UTILIZING THE DUAL TUBE ADAPTER APPLIED TO THE CABLE. HAD THIS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED BEFORE THE MACHINE CYCLED, THE PT COULD HAVE SUSTAINED A FATAL AIR EMBOLUS. ORIGINALLY THESE ADAPTERS MADE AND SUPPLIED BY TRIMLINE. PART# 9204, ADAPTS SINGLE TUBE BAYONET TO DUAL TUBE MALE -PUSH-LUER, SO THAT THE FACILITY COULD UTILIZE JUST ONE TYPE OF DISPOSABLE CUFFS WITH ALL OF OUR MAKES AND MODELS OF NIBP PRODUCTS. WE HAVE CHANGED OUT OUR DISPOSABLE CUFFS FOR THOSE WITH BAYONET FOR SINGLE TUBE APPLICATIONS ONLY, REMOVED AND DESTROYED ALL DUAL ADAPTERS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRIMLINE 9204 ADAPTER - SINGLE TUBE MALE BAYONET TO DUAL TUBE MALE LU FKB TRIMLINE MEDICAL PRODUCTS * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 35 YR Life Threatening| R