FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 973454 · Received April 27, 2006

Report

Report Number
9616240-2006-00281
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 27, 2006
Manufacturer
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Product Code
FII
PMA / PMN Number
k001156
Report Source
Manufacturer report

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PT INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. ACTUAL HEPARIN DELIVERY UNK. A GAMBRO TECHNICAL SERVICES (GTS) FIELD REP FOUND HEPARIN SYRINGE CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD/FLUID AND AIR, SINCE IT PRESUMABLY MOVED BACKWARDS. THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY THE ACTUAL DELIVERY HEPARIN COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SERVICE TECH WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE REPORTED FAILURE. HE CHECKED MANUAL OPERATION OF HEPARIN PUMP AND VERIFIED VOLTAGE. HE PERFORMED A SIMULATED PT RUN WITH SIMILAR PROGRAMMED VALUES AND HEPARIN PUMP DELIVERED ACCURATE VOLUME. NO UNUSUAL MOVEMENT OF SYRINGE WAS NOTED. NO MACHINE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED. CUSTOMER USED THE MACHINE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE INCIDENT, MACHINE WORKED PROPERLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
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Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1