It was reported that the bd intima-ii¿ closed iv catheter system experienced leakage.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: before the operation, the patient was venipunctured, and the indwelling needle of the closed vein was opened.The indwelling needle was damaged and fluid leakage was found during exhaust, and the indwelling needle was replaced immediately.
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Investigation summary: in response to the event reported by the facility a device history review was conducted for lot number 1356940.Our records show that this is the only instance of this issue occurring in this production batch.According to the sampling plan applied for product performance, this lot was accepted and released without defects being noted during the final assembly or visual inspections.Although photos were submitted for evaluation, the affected sample was not returned, preventing further evaluation and testing of the device; in lieu of the affected device, functional testing was performed on retention samples for this lot, the results of these show that the tested units performed within product specifications.Without the ability to investigate the affected unit our quality engineers were unable to determine the root cause for this complaint.
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