Description of Event or Problem · 1
HOSPITAL REPORTED THAT THEY HAD CONFUSED THE MODEL 270 IV PUMP WITH THE MODEL 275 IV PUMP AND A CHILD WAS INFUSED WITH A QUANTITY 10 TIMES MORE THAN SHOULD HAVE. PT WAS ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE DEPARTMENT FOR A FEW DAYS, THERE IS NO REPORT OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THE MODEL 275 IS A MICRO INFUSION PUMP THAT HAS A FLUID DELIVERY RATE OF 0.1 TO 99.9 ML/HR AND IS IDENTIFIED BY MODEL NUMBER, GREEN LABELS ON HANDLE AND CONTROL KEYPAD, AND DECIMAL POINT IN NUMERICAL DISPLAYS. THE MODEL 270 HAS A FLUID DELIVERY RATE OF 1 TO 999 ML/HR AND IS IDENTIFIED BY MODEL NUMBER, BLUE LABELS ON HANDLE AND CONTROL KEYPAD, AND NO DECIMAL POINT ON NUMERICAL DISPLAYS. CONFUSION WAS A RESULT OF THE HOSPITAL IDENTIFYING THE DEVICE BY THE REAR CASE COLOR, BOTH BEING GREY. MODEL 275 DEVICES MFG PRIOR TO 11/93 HAD A GREEN REAR CASE. THIS IS THE ONLY REPORTED CONCERN AS A RESULT OF CASE COLOR.