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MalfunctionGCD

ADDEASE 13MM BINARY CONNECTOR

Received Jun 5, 2007 · Event occurred May 29, 2007

Report MW5002543 · MDR key 863995

Device

Generic name

Binary Connector

Catalog number

N7993

Lot number

J6H112

Product problems

  • Premature system activation
  • System fails to activate

Patient

Not reported

  • Missed Dose

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ADDEASE 13MM ACTIVATED PRIOR TO SHIPPING. PRODUCT WAS STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. PRODUCT ALSO ACTIVATED IN PATIENT'S HOME WITHIN 24HRS OF DELIVERY. DRUG DOSES HAD TO BE WASTED. PATIENT ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACTIVATION. WHEN DILUENT WAS SQUEEZED IT WOULD NOT RELEASE FLUID INTO VIAL FOR 6 DOSES. PATIENT MISSED DOSES OF ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY WITH CURRENT DIAGNOSIS OF MRSA. THERAPY HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH ADDEASE.