FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PLUM A+ PUMP

MDR report key: 1161203 · Received September 15, 2008

Report

Report Number
2921482-2008-00283
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 15, 2008
Date of Event
August 25, 2008
Report Date
August 26, 2008
Manufacturer
HOSPIRA, INC.
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K052052
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AT THIS TIME THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT BE RETURNING THE DEVICE FOR EVAL. THE CUSTOMER CONTACT INDICATED THE EVENT WAS THE RESULT OF AN OPERATOR ERROR IN PROGRAMMING THE DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACT REPORTED AN OPERATOR ERROR IN PROGRAMMING THE DEVICE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PT RECEIVING MORE MEDICATION THAN INTENDED. THE DEVICE WAS PROGRAMMED TO DELIVER HEPARIN 25,000 UNITS/500ML. NO SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING PARAMETERS WERE PROVIDED. APPROX 30 MINUTES AFTER THE DELIVERY WAS STARTED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS DELIVERING AT A RATE OF 360ML/HR. IT WAS REPORTED THE "PT RECEIVED 22,000 UNITS OF HEPARIN." A PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME WAS DRAWN AND WAS REPORTED AS "HIGH." THE PT WAS TREATED WITH 50 MG OF PROTAMINE SULFATE IV. THE CUSTOMER CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE EVENT, IT WAS NOTED THE DRUG LIBRARY DEFAULT FOR HEPARIN IN THE DEVICE WAS CONFIGURED FOR UNITS/HR INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED UNITS/KG/HR. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT SEQUELA. THOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADDITIONAL INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PLUM A+ PUMP 80 FRN FRN HOSPIRA, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Life Threatening| R HEPARIN MANUFACTURED BY HOSPIRA INC.| PLUM A+ SOFTWARE MODULE