It was reported that when de-accessing a patient, when they connect the alaris tubing to the port, the port is getting stuck and breaking/shattering.The customer stated that the incident occurred while in patient use, there was medical intervention and the event caused a potential for harm, but no patient harm presented in this event."difficult to assess, as de-accessing early may put patient at greater risk for clabsi due to increased frequency of accessing.Medical intervention was acquired by the port needing to be de-accessed as a result to correct the issue, and patient re-accessed." event was reported as "ongoing".
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