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352636 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Air/Gas in Device (4062)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report has been identified as b.Braun medical internal report number (b)(4).The investigation is ongoing at this time.A follow up will be submitted when the investigation results become available.
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Event or Problem Description
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As reported by the user facility: detailed inquiry description: "i went to connect my patient to a primary bag of normal saline to give him his pre-medications prior to chemo, and the tubing came disconnected top y-site.The tubing was leaking from the bag all over the ground, and the tubing connected to the patient began sucking air through it." no injury reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report has been identified as b.Braun medical internal report number (b)(4).Two photographs were provided by the facility for evaluation.A visual evaluation was performed on both photographs, and it was noted there was detachment from the backcheck valve and y-caresite.There were no stress marks present.Based on the visual evaluation results, the reported defect was confirmed.Based on the findings the most probable root cause of incidents of this nature is attributed to operator oversight during the solvent application process.Although our training procedures ensure that all our employees are properly trained in their areas of responsibility, an oversight on the part of the operator can attribute to an incident of this nature.As a result of this occurrence awareness training was performed, a formal awareness training session was conducted with all applicable personnel involved in the assembly and inspection of this product.The purpose of this training was to review the reported incident and to ensure all personnel understand and comply with the established assembly and inspection processes.Retained units were evaluated and passed the internal testing.A review of the discrepancy management system (dsms) database was performed for the reported lot number and no abnormalities or non-conformances were noted during the in process or final product inspection.Additionally, review of the batch history records was also performed for the reported lot number and no non-conformances or deviations were noted during the manufacturing process or final inspections.We will maintain this report for further references and continue to monitor other reports for similar occurrences.If any additional pertinent information becomes available, a follow up will be submitted.
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