| Model Number |
MZ9325 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
01/05/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The affected product has been received and the evaluation is pending.A follow up report will be submitted once the evaluation is completed.Premature infant.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during an infusion in the specialty care nursery; a new trifuse was set up at 2200 and a leak was identified in the isolette at 0445.The rn flushed the trifuse with normal saline syringe to find a hole in the lipid filter while administering a tpn/lipids 20% infusion with vtbi of 8ml for a duration of 6hr.The trifuse was attached to a premature infant, birth weight (b)(6), with 32 completed weeks of gestation.This was discovered after noticing the bed under the infant was wet.The infant was not receiving lipids as intended, therefore; the trifuse was removed and a new trifuse placed.There was no patient impact.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during an infusion in the specialty care nursery; a new trifuse was set up at 2200 and a leak was identified in the isolette at 0445.The nurse flushed the trifuse with a normal saline syringe to find a hole in the lipid filter while administering a tpn/lipids 20% infusion with vtbi of 8ml for a duration of 6hr.The trifuse was attached to a premature infant, birth weight 12500-1499 grams, with 32 completed weeks of gestation.This was discovered after noticing the bed under the infant was wet.The infant was not receiving lipids as intended, therefore; the trifuse was removed and a new trifuse placed.Although it was noted that there was a delay in treatment, it was also confirmed during follow up, that there was no patient harm or impact as a result of this event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The customer's report that the tubing leaked at the filter was confirmed.The set was inspected for kinks, holes/tears in the tubing or damages to the components.Visual inspection of the set's 0.2 micron ped filter's air vent membrane was wetted/compromised and functional testing observed a leak (termed ¿weeping out¿) from the same area.No other obvious issues or damages were observed.The root cause of the leak was unable to be identified.
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