BASIC VACUUM PHACO PACK
Report
- Report Number
- 0001920664-2019-00034
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 5, 2019
- Date of Event
- January 7, 2019
- Report Date
- January 8, 2019
- Manufacturer
- BAUSCH + LOMB
- Product Code
- HQC
- PMA / PMN Number
- K063331
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ONE OPENED BL5110 PACK FROM LOT W2840 WAS RETURNED. THE ASSEMBLY WAS DIRTY WITH FLUID IN THE CASSETTE AND TUBING. EXAMINATION OF THE PACK AND THE PACK COMPONENTS FOUND NO DAMAGE OR MISSING MATERIAL. THE FLUID FROM THE COLLECTION CASSETTE WAS INSPECTED AND NO PARTICLES WERE FOUND. A SMALL PLASTIC VIAL WAS RETURNED IN A SEPARATE PLASTIC BAG. THE VIAL CONTAINED AN UNKNOWN FLUID AND A LIGHT BEIGE COLORED PARTICLE. THE PARTICLE IS APPROXIMATELY 558.03 UM (MICRONS) IN LENGTH BY 351.84 UM IN WIDTH. THE PARTICLE WAS SENT FOR LAB ANALYSIS USING AN ENERGY-DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETER (EDS) EQUIPPED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM). EDS ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE BEIGE COLORED PARTICLE CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF CARBON. LESSER CONCENTRATIONS OF OXYGEN, SODIUM, CHLORINE, SILICON, AND ALUMINUM WERE ALSO DETECTED. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH ORGANIC MATERIAL, SALINE RESIDUE, AND MINERAL DEPOSITS. THE BEIGE COLORED PARTICLE WAS ANALYZED USING A FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROMETER. THE FTIR ANALYSIS OF THE BEIGE COLORED PARTICLE PRODUCED A SPECTRUM CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF POLYMETHACRYLATE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE (MBS). NONE OF THE COMPONENTS OR SUBASSEMBLIES IN BL5110 ARE MADE OF MBS AND MBS IS NOT USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE REVEALED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR REASON CODE "FOREIGN MATERIAL/PARTICULATE" HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AGAINST LOT W2480. THE LOT HISTORY, TREND ANALYSIS, RISK ANALYSIS AND/OR DIRECTIONS FOR USE REVIEW WERE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, WITH THE PRODUCT PERFORMING WITHIN ANTICIPATED RATES. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY. PLEASE NOTE WE RECEIVED A PARTIAL BOTTLE OF AQ500P BALANCED SALT SOLUTION FROM LOT 807518. EXAMINATION OF THE BEIGE COLORED SEPTUM ON THE BALANCED SALT SOLUTION BOTTLE FOUND MATERIAL MISSING,A HOLE VISIBLE IN IT. ALSO, THERE IS A PIECE OF MATERIAL STICKING UP AT THE PIERCED LOCATION. THE SEPTUM WAS SENT FOR LAB ANALYSIS ALONG WITH THE PARTICLE AND THE SEPTUM WAS FOUND TO CONSIST OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE-RUBBER(SBR) WITH CALCIUM CARBONATE FILLER. WHILE SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE THE LAB DETERMINED THE SEPTUM AND PARTICLE TO BE DIFFERENT MATERIAL OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL ORIGINS.
THE MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
THE USER FACILITY IN THE (B)(6) REPORTED THERE WAS A PARTICLE FOUND AT SEGMENT REMOVAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT OR INJURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT NOT RECEIVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101211 | BASIC VACUUM PHACO PACK | UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION | HQC | BAUSCH + LOMB | BL5110 | W2480 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |