Information received a smiths medical pain management|portex kits malfunctioned.Reported after indwelling the catheter in the patient, when the customer infused medical fluid through the catheter using a syringe, he found leakage from the connector.So he changed the connector to another new one, and after that, the product worked normally.No patient injury.
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Other, other text: one device was received for evaluation.Visual inspection confirmed that the hinge was broken on the connector.Due to 100% inspection during manufacturing for the connector prior to setting, root cause analysis determined the broken hinge most likely occured post-manufacture.It's possible the part actually broke during use, however timing could not be identified.Problem source was traced to product molding design.Dhr completed and no discrepancies or anomalies found.
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