During an ongoing treatment (unspecified), it was noted that the luer lock on a prixmaflex m150 device was broken at the connection site of the patient line and the tubing, which caused a leak of blood (amount unspecified).There was patient involvement, however, there was no patient injury or medical intervention associated with this event.No additional information is available.
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Additional information: the actual device was not available; however, a photograph of the sample was provided for evaluation.Visual inspection of the photograph revealed that the cone of the male luer connector of the access line was cracked.The reported condition was verified.The cause of the condition was not determined.Additional recommended instruction is provided with this device for how to connect the female luer lock and the male luer.A batch review was conducted and there were no deviations found related to this reported condition during the manufacture of this lot.Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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