FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYMBIQ
MDR report key: 1061974
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Received May 30, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1061974
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 30, 2008
- Date of Event
- March 27, 2008
- Report Date
- May 30, 2008
- Manufacturer
- UNIVERSAL HOSPITAL SERVICES (UHS)
- Product Code
- FRN
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
SINGLE SYMBIQ PUMP FAILED DURING INFUSION OF SODIUM CHLORIDE. DISTAL OCCLUSION ALARM PERSISTED DESPITE MULTIPLE STAFF INTERVENTIONS. THE IV FLOWED FINE WITHOUT THE PUMP VIA THE IV LINE. THE SYMBIQ PUMP WAS PULLED FROM SERVICE AND RETURNED TO THE RENTAL AGENCY FOR THEIR EVALUATION. THEIR EVALUATION REVEALED THAT THE ALARM LOG DISPLAYED THAT THE PROXIMAL OCCLUSION HAD ALARMED SIX TIMES AND THE CHECK CASSETTE ALARM ONCE FROM 18:28 TO 18:30. THE PUMP DID PASS INSPECTION WITH NO REPAIRS REQUIRED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYMBIQ | PUMP, IV | FRN | UNIVERSAL HOSPITAL SERVICES (UHS) | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 YR |