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MEDEX SMALL BORE EXTENSION SET W/ THREE-WAY STOPCOCK

Received Feb 19, 2025 · Event occurred Dec 16, 2024

Report 3012307300-2025-02039 · MDR key 21416996

Device

Generic name

Tubing, Fluid Delivery

Catalog number

MX43660

Lot number

UNKNOWN

Product problems

  • Break
  • Crack
  • Break
  • Crack

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF INFUSION, THE NURSE NOTED THE 3-WAY STOP COCK TO BE CRACKED ON THE LEVOPHED SIDE. PATIENT WAS NOTED TO HAVE HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY WHICH REQUIRED FREQUENT TITRATION UP AND DOWN OF LEVOPHED. THERE WERE UNKNOWN PATIENT HARM OR ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED THEREFORE LOT HISTORY REVIEW CANNOT BE EXECUTED. INVESTIGATION INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS COMPLAINT WAS INCORRECTLY FILED UNDER THIS REGISTRATION NUMBER, PLEASE REFERENCE MRN1526863-2025-00039-00 FOR DETAILS PERTINENT TO THIS EVENT.