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It was reported an unknown patient had a thal-quick abscess drainage set placed for chest tube drainage.Twelve days later, the device was replaced due to " the phalange bonding on the drain" separating, causing the phalange to rotate.No issues were noted during the procedure.No resistance was felt during insertion or removal of any of the components.No other adverse effects were reported.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unchanged or unavailable.Investigation ¿ evaluation parkview regional med.Ctr., in the united states, informed cook on (b)(6) 2021 of an incident involving a thal-quick abscess drainage set, rpn: tqas-2400-j from lot# 13259669.The complainant reported that the device was replaced due to the phalange bonding on the drain separating and rotating on (b)(6) 2021.The device was in place for 12 days before it failed.There was no resistance felt during insertion or removal.The patient reportedly experienced no adverse effects due to this incident.A review of the documentation including the complaint history, device history record, drawing, instructions for use (ifu), manufacturing instructions and quality control of the product was conducted during the investigation.The complaint device was not returned for evaluation; therefore, a physical examination could not be conducted.However, a document-based investigation evaluation was performed.A review of the device master record (dmr) concluded that sufficient inspection activities are in place to identify this failure mode prior to distribution.A review of the design history file (dhf) demonstrated that the risks associated with these devices are acceptable when weighed against the benefits.A review of the device history record (dhr) for lot 13259669 found no relevant nonconformances that could have contributed to the reported failure mode.It should be noted that there were no other complaints associated with this lot number.As there are no related nonconformances, adequate inspection activities have been established, there is objective evidence that the dhr was fully executed, and no other lot related complaints that have been received from the field, it was concluded that there is no evidence that nonconforming product exists in house or in field.The product ifu, t_tqas_rev9 ¿thal-quick abscess drainage sets,¿ provides the following information to the user related to the reported failure mode: instructions for use ¿9.To prepare the drainage catheter assembly for insertion, fully advance the coaxial catheter inserter into the drainage catheter until its hub is locked into position.10.Advance the drainage catheter/inserter assembly over the wire guide and into the abscess cavity.Note: to facilitate introduction, rotate the drainage catheter/inserter assembly during advancement over the wire guide.11.Remove the catheter inserter and wire guide.12.Aspirate abscess cavity contents through the drainage catheter.¿ based on the information provided, no returned product and the results of our investigation, it was concluded that the root cause of the failure could be attributed to a component failure without design or manufacturing deficiency.The appropriate personnel have been notified.Per the risk assessment no further action is required.We will continue to monitor for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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