Origin of report: on friday, (b)(6) 2017, i ((b)(4), investigator - of safety, security and emergency management) received a report from (b)(6) (witness / operating room materials coordinator of a possible defective medical product that surgical services have removed from their inventory.Device info: the port-a-cath ii system provides an add'l option of power injecting contrast media for certain types of diagnostic imaging scans.Preliminary investigation: on friday, (b)(6) 2017, upon receiving the report pertaining to a medical device defect, i talked to (b)(6) (witness / operating room materials coordinator) to ensure that all defective port-a-cath device systems have been removed from inventory and are secured.On monday, (b)(6) 2017, at approx 1500-hours, (b)(6) (pt safety officer) put together a team of hospital personnel to look into this incident involving the defective device.The team not only consisted of (b)(6) and me, but also (b)(6) (witness/ director of materials mgmt), (b)(6) (witness/ of surgical services), (b)(6) (witness/manager surgical services), and (b)(6) (witness/interim cfo).Diagnosis for use: injecting contrast media for diagnostic imaging.
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