FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

HARNESS, A-E GI ADAPTER

MDR report key: 843816 · Received May 1, 2007

Report

Report Number
2150060-2007-00004
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 1, 2007
Date of Event
March 21, 2007
Report Date
April 30, 2007
Manufacturer
MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEM/DIVISION OF MINNTECH
Product Code
FEB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FACILITY CONTACT STATED THEY ORDERED PEDIATRIC COLONSCOPE CONNECTORS (HU0068) BUT RECEIVED (HU0069) INSTEAD. UPON RECEIPT OF THE CONNECTORS, THE PART NUMBER WAS VERIFIED. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 DAYS LATER, WHEN THE ENDOSCOPE SUPPORT SPECIALIST ARRIVED, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG CONNECTORS HAD BEEN IN USE AND SCOPES MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY REPROCESSED. SPECIALIST NOTICED LOWER CONNECTING "Y" TUBE WAS MISSING. FACILITY TEMPORARILY MOVED TO MANUAL REPROCESSING/CLEANING WITH AN ASMADIC CLEANING SOLUTION. NEW KIT WAS ORDERED AND RECEIVED CORRECTLY. CONNECTORS RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. VERIFIED HOOK-UP WAS LABELED INCORRECTLY. RISK IS MINIMAL BECAUSE SCOPE STILL EXPOSED TO DISINFECTANT, THE CHANNEL WOULD BE OPEN AS IT WAS SUBMERGED. INTERNAL INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THIS TO BE A SINGLE ISOLATED INCIDENT. NO OTHER PRODUCT WAS EFFECTED. ISSUED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE. NO PATIENT INJURIES TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FACILITY REPORTS PEDIATRIC COLONSCOPE CONNECTORS RECEIVED WERE MIS-LABELED, THUS SCOPES MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY REPROCESSED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HARNESS, A-E GI ADAPTER CONNECTORS/HOOK-UPS FEB MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEM/DIVISION OF MINNTECH DSD-110-HU0068 186935

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Other