Catalog Number 12320 |
Device Problem
Insufficient Information (3190)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 03/14/2024 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Lot number, manufacture and expiry date are not available at this time. investigation is in process, a follow-up report will be provided.
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Event Description
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Customer reported that during a continuous mononuclear cell collection (cmnc) procedure the operator observed clumping and decreased the ac ratio to 6:1.The operator stated that they could see little bubbles in the blood warmer line and that they will remove the bubbles by disconnecting the blood warmer and bleeding it out.Patient information and outcome are not known at this time.The collection set is not available for return because it was discarded by the customer.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation: the customer did however submit a photograph to aid investigation.The photo shows the cassette loaded on the optia device, with blood throughout the set.The back of the blood warmer can be seen but not the tubing in the blood warmer.Small and large air bubbles are observed in the tubing from the blood warmer, and in the return line.The reservoir is noted to be approx.Half full.No kinks or misassemblies are seen in the photo.A review of the device history record (dhr) for this unit showed no irregularities during manufacturing that were relevant to this issue.Investigation is in process, a follow-up report will be provided.
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Event Description
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Customer reported that during a continuous mononuclear cell collection (cmnc) procedure the operator observed clumping and decreased the ac ratio to 6:1.The operator stated that they could see little bubbles in the blood warmer line and that they will remove the bubbles by disconnecting the blood warmer and bleeding it out.The customer said all luer connections were tight and there were no alarms.They said there was no clotting in the channel or in the return reservoir.The customer placed a 4-way stopcock between the patient and the blood warmer tubing to withdraw air prior to reaching the patient.No medical intervention was required.The customer declined to provide the patient information.The collection set is not available for return because it was discarded by the customer.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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