FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OPTIVANTAGE DH

MDR report key: 7947147 · Received October 9, 2018

Report

Report Number
1518293-2018-00039
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 9, 2018
Date of Event
September 11, 2018
Report Date
September 11, 2018
Manufacturer
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM
Product Code
IZQ
PMA / PMN Number
K063503
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CI
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

OVERALL INVESTIGATION SUMMARY IS AS FOLLOWS: INCIDENT: EXTRAVASATION EVENT. INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT REQUESTED. REGIONAL SERVICE COMPLETED GENERAL INSPECTION OF INJECTOR, CONDUCTED PERFORMANCE TESTS ACCORDING TO PROTOCOL AND VERIFIED FLOW RATE & PRESSURE LIMITS WERE WITHIN PERMITTED RANGE. SERVICE STATED THE "REPORTED PROBLEM IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO BAD CONNECTION TO PATIENT. NO PRESSURE PROBLEMS FOUND. EQUIPMENT IS OPERATIONAL." THE INJECTOR DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PREVENT OR DETECT AN EXTRAVASATION (INFILTRATION). HOWEVER, PRECAUTIONS TO MINIMIZE AN EXTRAVASATION ARE PROVIDED IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL. ADDITIONALLY, DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL ARE I.V. SITE PATENCY CHECK TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING A MANUAL METHOD AND ANOTHER USING A PATENCY KEY IN THE SETUP SCREEN. CTS HISTORY SEARCH SHOWS NO OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS UNIT. ROOT/PROBABLE CAUSE CODE IS AS FOLLOWS: PERSONNEL - PERFORMANCE - FAILED TO FOLLOW PROCEDURE - SERVICE STATED THE "REPORTED PROBLEM IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO BAD CONNECTION TO PATIENT. NO PRESSURE PROBLEMS FOUND. EQUIPMENT IS OPERATIONAL." NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDED AT THIS TIME. QA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. NO CAPA AT THIS TIME, THESE TRENDS AND ISSUES ARE REPORTED ON DURING QUALITY METRICS REVIEWS AND DURING THE MANAGEMENT REVIEW MEETINGS TO CONSIDER INPUT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. DISPOSITION SUMMARY IS AS FOLLOWS: SERVICE CONDUCTED PERFORMANCE AND VERIFIED FLOW RATE & PRESSURE LIMITS WERE WITHIN PERMITTED RANGE. SERVICE STATED THE "REPORTED PROBLEM IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO BAD CONNECTION TO PATIENT. NO PRESSURE PROBLEMS FOUND. EQUIPMENT IS OPERATIONAL."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A DISTRIBUTOR ON (B)(4) 2018, AS AN LFI OPTIVANTAGE EXTRAVASATION AND AN INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE WAS REQUESTED. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THIS EVENT OCCURRED DURING A PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETED, AND RESULTED IN THE INJURY OF A PATIENT. THERE WAS NO ERROR CODES THAT PRESENTED DURING THE INCIDENT. A GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE INJECTOR WAS COMPLETED BY REGIONAL SERVICE, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE TESTS ACCORDING TO PROTOCOL, VERIFIED FLOW RATE AND PRESSURE LIMITS WERE WITHIN RANGE PERMITTED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM IS ATTRIBUTED TO BAD CONNECTION TO PATIENT, AND NO PRESSURE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, DEEMING THE EQUIPMENT AS OPERATIONAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
787019 OPTIVANTAGE DH OPTIVANTAGE DH IZQ LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM 844001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1