| Model Number |
21-3468-24 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Suction Problem (2170); Improper Flow or Infusion (2954)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
04/08/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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Information received a smiths medial implantable ports|deltec gripper plus power needles malfunctioned.Reported a nurse was completing a blood draw and got air bubbles with flex of blood in syringe.The nurse then tried to tighten the connections and used multiple syringes to aspirate from the y- site connection of the huber needle tubing and still pulled back air bubbles instead of blood.It was reported then re access of gripper to the patient with a different needle huber set and was then able to get blood to return easily.
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