FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALARIS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1080834 · Received July 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
1080834
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 9, 2008
Date of Event
April 30, 2008
Report Date
July 9, 2008
Manufacturer
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
FRN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ALARIS INFUSION PUMP WITH SYRINGE MODULE SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF FOR TOTAL VOLUME INFUSED. PUMP REPORTS 0.19CC INFUSED. A HOUR LATER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT 0.15CC INFUSED WITHOUT MANUAL RESET BY USER. SYRINGE STARTED WITH TOTAL VOLUME OF 50CC. AT TIME THAT VARIANCE NOTICED, VOLUME IN SYRINGE NOT LESS THAN 49CC. INFUSION STARTED 3 1/2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE VARIANCE. PUMP CHANGED, TAGGED, AND REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. CLINICAL ENGINEERING EVALUATION: INVESTIGATED KEYSTROKE LOGS OF SYRINGE MODULE AND PCU INVOLVED IN INCIDENT. WERE NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THE ISSUE, HOWEVER IT WAS NOTED THAT A PRESSURE SENSING DISK WAS USED ON THE SYRINGE MODULE. SHORTLY AFTER THE INFUSION STARTED, THE SYRINGE MODULE LOG NOTES "DISC PRESENT = TRUE", WHILE THE PCU NOTES "DISC PRESENT = FALSE". THE PCU SHOULD HAVE READ "TRUE", THEREFORE THERE IS THOUGHT TO BE AN UNKNOWN SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ISSUE WITH THE PCU. BOTH THE SYRINGE MODULE AND PCU, AS WELL AS THE LVP ATTACHED TO THE PUMP AT THE TIME WILL BE SENT TO ALARIS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.====================== MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR INFUSION PUMP AND SYRINGE MODULE, ALARIS SYSTEM======================NO RESPONSE YET.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALARIS SYSTEM PUMP, IV,CPU FRN ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 8000BX03EE *
2 * PUMP, IV, MODULE FRN ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 2 DA