FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DSD-201

MDR report key: 8547191 · Received April 24, 2019

Report

Report Number
2150060-2019-00032
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 24, 2019
Date of Event
April 4, 2019
Report Date
April 24, 2019
Manufacturer
MEDIVATORS INC.
Product Code
FEB
UDI-DI
00677964033858
PMA / PMN Number
K914145
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A MEDIVATORS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) REPORTED A FACILITY HAD NOT BEEN USING TEST STRIPS TO TEST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED CONCENTRATION (MRC) OF THE HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTANT BEFORE EACH REPROCESSING CYCLE IN THEIR DSD-201 AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR (AER). THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT THE DISINFECTANT CYCLE DID NOT REACH HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION, THUS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR PATIENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. IT IS REQUIRED PER THE AER USER MANUAL TO MONITOR MRC LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY, THE RAPICIDE GLUTARALDEHYDE INDICATOR TEST STRIP DIRECTIONS FOR USE INDICATE THAT THE DISINFECTANT SHOULD BE TESTED FOR MRC BEFORE EACH CYCLE. THE NUMBER OF ENDOSCOPES REPROCESSED WITHOUT CHECKING MRC IS UNKNOWN. MEDIVATORS FSE INFORMED THE FACILITY THAT IT IS REQUIRED TO TEST MRC BEFORE EACH DISINFECTANT CYCLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF PATIENT ADVERSE EVENTS. THIS COMPLAINT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED IN THE MEDIVATORS COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MEDIVATORS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) REPORTED A FACILITY HAD NOT BEEN USING TEST STRIPS TO TEST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED CONCENTRATION (MRC) OF THE HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTANT BEFORE EACH REPROCESSING CYCLE IN THEIR DSD-201 AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR (AER). THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT THE DISINFECTANT CYCLE DID NOT REACH HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION, THUS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR PATIENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
338831 DSD-201 AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR FEB MEDIVATORS INC. 00677964033858

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other