Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WAS RUNNING DIALYSIS AND MACHINE WENT INTO 320 ALARM GENERALS SYSTEM FAILURE. THE PATIENT WAS RINSED BACK MANUALLY. THE MACHINE WAS CHANGED OUT. A WORK ORDER WAS CALLED TO BIOMED. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR HEMODIALYSIS UNIT, BAXTER - GAMBRO (PER SITE REPORTER). STAFF STATED ERROR 320 GENERAL SYSTEM FAILURE. WHEN I POWERED UP UNIT, IT GAVE SAME ERROR. A HOSE WAS NOTICED TO HAVE CAME OFF OUT OF THE 90 DEGREE ELBOW OFF THE BACK OF THE PO TRANSDUCER AND WAS LEAKING DOWN ONTO THE STERILANT PUMPS. REPLACED ELBOW AND FOUND THAT THE PUF HAD SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAKED ONTO IT. I UNPLUGGED PUF PUMP AND POWERED UNIT ON AND IT DID NOT ERROR. SO, I REPLACED THE PUF PUMP WITH A NEW ONE. RAN RINSE BECAUSE UNIT SHUT DOWN DURING TREATMENT IT KEPT TRYING TO FIND OLD TREATMENT PARAMETERS. CALLED BAXTER AND THEY SAID MY DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WAS CORRECT AND IF IT PASSED PATIENT SIMULATION TO RETURN IT BACK TO USE. RAN PATIENT SIM SUCCESSFULLY. RAN BLEACH AND RINSE AND RETURNED TO USE.