Investigation: per the customer, they used a correct connect set, with the spike adapter anda spike port ac bag due to a recent shortage of ac correct connect bags at the customer site.This was a customer supplied spike adapters to perform procedures.Investigation is in process.A follow-up report will be provided.
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This report is being filed to provide additional information in h.6 and h.10.Investigation: a review of the device history record (dhr) for this unit showed no irregularities during manufacturing that were relevant to this issue.The replacement fluid line includes an iso 1135-4 compliant spike that is green in color to distinguish it from other fluid addition lines.When replacement fluid is enabled for a black stamp set which has a replacement line, the gui instructs the operator to connect saline to the replacement solution line and confirm the connected bag is saline.The trima accel operator's manual instructs the operator only to use normal (0.9%) saline as replacement solution, and not use saline containers larger than 1 liter.Correction: per a terumobct sr.Specialist for blood technologies, due to the recent shortages of ac correct connect bags, this was one of the customers supplied spike adapters to perform procedures.They used a 82700 correct connect kit, with the spike adapter, and a spike port ac bag.Per the customer's apheresis program specialist, the operator was not provided retraining; however, they are back to using the correct connect sets and this is no longer an issue.
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