Investigation: a review of the device history record (dhr) for this lot showed no irregularities during manufacturing that were relevant to this issue.The procedural cautions section of the spectra optia apheresis system essentials guide ((b)(4)), pg 11, states that if the roller clamp on the saline line is left completely open when the patient is connected, the patient will be quickly infused with a large volume of saline.Root cause: based on the clinical findings, the root cause was related to the operator's failure to follow the screen prompt to close the inlet saline roller clamp at the end of prime divert.
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The customer reported that during a continuous mononuclear cell (cmnc) collection on the spectra optia, the operator was having issues establishing the interface.The operator contacted a clinical specialist at terumo bct to assist her and was able to establish the interface, close the inlet saline roller clamp and continue the procedure.Per the customer, the patient was in stable condition.The customer did not respond to multiple attempts to obtain patient id, date of birth, weight and more information for the investigation, including post procedure total blood volume (tbv).The cmnc spectra optia collection set was not available for return because it was discarded by the customer.
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