AVID MEDICAL
Report
- Report Number
- 1047429-2019-00020
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 17, 2019
- Date of Event
- August 22, 2019
- Report Date
- December 17, 2019
- Manufacturer
- AVID MEDICAL, INC. A MEDICAL ACTION IND. COMPANY
- Product Code
- LRO
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION OPENED; HOWEVER, LIMITED INVESTIGATION DUE TO LACK OF APPLICABLE LOT NUMBER OR SAMPLE. NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTS FOR ANY KITS. STERILIZATION RECORDS FIND NO FAILURES. ADDITIONALLY THE END-USER INDICATES OTHER KITS MANUFACTURED BY ALTERNATE SUPPLIERS WERE USED IN PROCEDURE AS WELL AS POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTERS.
AVID MEDICAL IS THE MANUFACTURER OF A CUSTOM PROCEDURE TRAY (REF: 140-01 BAL CATH PREP PK W/SPEC TRAP). AVID MEDICAL RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ON (B)(6) 2019 ORIGINATED BY (B)(4), TECHNICAL QUALITY LEADER AT (B)(6) STATING THAT THEY RECEIVED A SINGLE REPORT FROM THEIR CUSTOMER, (B)(6), OF SEVEN INSTANCES OF PATIENT INFECTION FOLLOWING THE USE OF THE AVID MEDICAL ITEM NO. 140-01 BAL CATH PREP PK W/SPEC TRAP. THE DEVICE HOWEVER WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SECOND MEDICAL CONVENIENCE KIT, WHICH IS NOT MANUFACTURED BY AVID MEDICAL. IT WAS REPORTED BY (B)(6) THAT EACH PATIENT DEVELOPED THE SAME TYPE OF INFECTION FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES. THE COMPLAINT LOT NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL AND THE DEVICES WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. AVID MEDICAL ISSUED FORMAL COMPLAINT # (B)(4) FOR THE REPORTED EVENTS. (B)(6) SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING MDRS FOR THE SEVEN EVENTS: 3011270181-2019-00032, 3011270181-2019-00033, 3011270181-2019-00034, 3011270181-2019-00035, 3011270181-2019-00036, 3011270181-2019-00037 AND 3011270181-2019-00038. THERE HAVE BEEN NO STERILE LOAD FAILURES AT AVID MEDICAL. EACH BATCH OF THIS PRODUCT CODE MET A STERILITY ASSURANCE LEVEL OF 10-6 ON ALL LOADS MANUFACTURED N THE LAST 3 YEARS, WITH NO BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR FAILURES. ONE ITEM, VIAL,SODIUM CHLORIDE. 9,50ML (NDC 0409-4888-50), IS PROVIDED AS A PIGGYBACKED ITEM (PACKAGED EXTERNALLY NOT SUBJECT TO STERILIZATION BY AVID MEDICAL) FOR THIS MEDICAL CONVENIENCE KIT. THIS SODIUM CHLORIDE PRODUCT WAS REPORTED TO PFIZER INC VIA PHONE BY AVID'S COMPLAINT TEAM ON (B)(6) 2019. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM PFIZER TO DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1272926 | AVID MEDICAL | BAL CATH PREP PK W/SPEC TRAP | LRO | AVID MEDICAL, INC. A MEDICAL ACTION IND. COMPANY | 140-10 | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |