(b)(4).Evaluation summary: the device was not returned for evaluation.A service history review was performed, finding no relationship between the reported event and previous servicing of the device.Based on the review of the mixcheck report, and the customer report of releasing tpn bags after bypassing occlusion alarms during tpn production, the cause of the reported event was determined to be user error.The exactamix operator manual instructs the user to discard the bag when occlusion alarms occur during production.
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Baxter technical support received a mix check report (the mix check report reports information including the expected bag weight, measured bag weight, ordered ingredients and volumes, manual additions that are required for that specific order, and any error encountered during the pumping of the bag) from the customer that indicated there was an occlusion error on port # 1 when pumping the tpn.Follow up with the customer confirmed that the bag was delivered to the patient.Bypassing occlusion errors can lead to an under delivery of ingredients.Although the tpn bag was administered to the patient, no patient injury, adverse event, or medical intervention was reported by the customer in relation to this event.
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