8100 ALARIS PUMP MODULE
Report
- Report Number
- 2016493-2020-22791
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 18, 2020
- Report Date
- March 1, 2018
- Manufacturer
- CAREFUSION SD
- Product Code
- FRN
- UDI-DI
- 10885403810015
- PMA / PMN Number
- K133532
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT THAT A PUMP MODULE DEVICE ALARMED FOR FLUID SIDE OCCLUSION WAS CONFIRMED AND REPLICATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. LOG ANALYSIS NOTED THAT THE PUMP MODULE HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FLUID SIDE OCCLUSION ALARMS. TESTING FOUND THE RETURNED PUMP MODULE WOULD ALARM FOR OCCLUDED - FLUID SIDE WAS ALSO FAILING ALARIS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE (ASM) FLUID SIDE PRESSURE SENSOR OUTPUT. DURING INSPECTION THE UPPER (BOTTLE SIDE) PRESSURE SENSOR HOUSING WAS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED AND WAS SNAPPED BACK TOGETHER AND THE PRESSURE SENSORS RETESTED. BOTH PRESSURE SENSORS WERE NOW FOUND TO BE IN SPECIFICATION. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS INTO SEPARATION OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR BODY HAVE CONFIRMED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE MOUNTING CHARACTERISTICS OF LATCHING MECHANISM BETWEEN THE OLDER-STYLE FSO PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE NEWER-STYLE FSA PRESSURE SENSOR HOUSING. THE FEATURES ON THE OLDER-STYLE FSO PRESSURE SENSOR HOUSING APPEAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE ROBUST AND SECURE HOUSING. IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH PRESSURE SENSORS BE REPLACED AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IN SAP FOR SN (B)(4) WAS PERFORMED WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THIS DEVICE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A PRODUCTION FAILURE, AND PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR SERVICING WHICH NOT CORRELATES TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY RECORD IN THE TRACKWISE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE SN (B)(4) WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THIS DEVICE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERVICING FAILURE WHICH CORRELATES TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. THE TRACKWISE COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED WITH SIMILAR SN (B)(4). WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALL COMPLAINTS AND FAILURE MODES FOR UPWARD TRENDING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AS REQUIRED. CAPA REFERENCE: (B)(4).
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE DEVICE ALARMED FOR FLUID SIDE OCCLUSION DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1159696 | 8100 ALARIS PUMP MODULE | PUMP,INFUSION | FRN | CAREFUSION SD | 8100 | 10885403810015 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |