InjuryFPK

MEDEX

Received Jul 15, 2020 · Event occurred Jun 20, 2020

Report 10275380 · MDR key 10275380

Device

Generic name

Tubing, Fluid Delivery

Manufacturer

Smiths Medical Asd, Inc.

Model number

MX43660

Lot number

3912603

Product problems

Crack
Fluid/Blood Leak

Patient

Not reported

Therapeutic Response, Decreased
Blood Loss
Therapeutic Response, Decreased
Blood Loss

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE THREE-WAY STOPCOCK ATTACHED TO A UMBILICAL VEIN CATHETER (UVC) LINE WAS FOUND. AT THE TIME, THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING CARDIAC INFUSIONS. BLOOD WAS FOUND LEAKING. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE TRANSFUSION AND INCREASED DOSAGE OF CARDIAC INFUSIONS.