FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BD ALARIS IV INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 11163178 · Received January 12, 2021

Report

Report Number
MW5098783
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 12, 2021
Date of Event
November 24, 2020
Report Date
January 8, 2021
Manufacturer
BD ALARIS/CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Product Code
FRN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS ON INSULIN DRIP IN LABOR; INSULIN RATE HAD BEEN VERIFIED BY 2 RN'S AT THE BEGINNING OF ADMINISTRATION WITH FULL BAG OF 100ML, MEDICATION HAD BEEN SCANNED PROPERLY AND PUMP PROGRAMMED PROPERLY. PATIENT EXPRESSED TO RN THAT SHE WAS FEELING WEAK; BLOOD GLUCOSE OBTAINED (RESULT 101); PATIENT WAS PLACED IN BED, INSULIN DRIP RATE CHANGED TO 0; RN NOTED THAT THE BAG OF INSULIN WAS EMPTY, AND AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR WAS IN THE LINE. THE PUMP NEVER BEEPED THAT AIR WAS IN THE LINE. THE PUMP INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY, AND THE ADMINISTERED AMOUNT WAS .44ML DESPITE THE ENTIRE 100ML HAVING FLOWED INTO THE PATIENT. THE PUMP HAD BEEN SEQUESTERED AND ALL TUBING LEFT INTACT WHEN EVALUATED, THE TUBING WAS LOADED IN THE CHAMBER CORRECTLY AND NO ISSUES IDENTIFIED WITH THE TUBING. CLINICAL ENGINEERING FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE PUMP EITHER. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
53803 BD ALARIS IV INFUSION PUMP PUMP, INFUSION FRN BD ALARIS/CAREFUSION 303, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1