MAUDE Adverse Event Report: B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. APEX; COMPOUNDER

Model Number AX1000

Device Problems Application Program Problem: Dose Calculation Error (1189); Use of Device Problem (1670)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 10/21/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

This report has been identified as b.Braun medical inc.Internal report number (b)(4).The investigation is ongoing at this time.A follow up will be submitted when the investigation results become available.

Event Description

As per reported by the user facility: a larger volume of the concentrated sodium chloride was needed than normal.A vacuum was created while using the minispike on a glass vial.The user changed to a vented spike, but did not change the setting on the compounder software.All of the bags were located and scrapped.There was no patient involvement.

Manufacturer Narrative

This report has been identified as b.Braun medical inc.Internal report number (b)(4).Based on the information provided by the user, the spike change was done independent of the apex software.The user should always ensure the spike selected by the system is the spike being used on the source container.Failure to do so can result in inaccurate dispenses.In some cases, occlusions, bubbles or final weight variances may cause the bag to fail if the incorrect spike is used, but not all of the time.There are settings in the system where a pharmacist can check and approve the setup ("require setup approval") and where a pharmacist can perform the priming of an ingredient on setup ("require pharmacist priming").These are further mitigations to allow for catching issues related to incorrect spike type selection/usage.If additional pertinent information becomes available a follow-up report will be filed.

• Brand Name: APEX
• Type of Device: COMPOUNDER
• Manufacturer (Section D): B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.; 1601 wallace drive, suite 150; carrollton TX 75006 6690
• MDR Report Key: 10786103
• MDR Text Key: 214584116
• Report Number: 1641965-2020-00020
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: NEP
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04046955048502
• UDI-Public: 04046955048502
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 12/14/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: AX1000
• Device Catalogue Number: AX1000
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 10/22/2020
• Initial Date FDA Received: 11/04/2020
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 10/22/2020
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 12/14/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1