FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NA

MDR report key: 999241 · Received February 14, 2008

Report

Report Number
2523676-2008-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 14, 2008
Date of Event
January 16, 2008
Report Date
January 31, 2008
Manufacturer
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
NGT
PMA / PMN Number
K002142
Removal / Correction Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ON JANUARY 17, 2007, BBMI RECEIVED A NATIONWIDE RECALL NOTIFICATION INITIATING A NATIONWIDE RECALL OF ALL LOTS OF HEPARIN AND SALINE PRE-FILLED SYRINGES, WHICH INCLUDED CATALOG # 513587. THESE PRE-FILLED SYRINGES UNDER BOTH THEIR PRIVATE LABEL, AS WELL AS UNDER THE B.BRAUN MEDICAL INC. LABEL. BASED ON AN ONGOING FDA INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE STERILITY OF THESE LOTS TO BE COMPROMISED. B.BRAUN INC. IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ALL CUSTOMERS OF THIS RECALL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER HAD 3 PTS THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR SERRATIA MARCESCENS. FLUSH SYRINGES USED ON 2 OF THE PTS WERE FROM SIERRA. THIRD PT - CUSTOMER ALMOST POSITIVE FLUSH SYRINGE USED CAME FROM B.BRAUN. TEST RESULTS ON B.BRAUN SYRINGE HAVE NOT COME BACK YET.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NA NORMAL SALINE IV FLUSH, 10ML NGT B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. NA 070917A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK YR Other