FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARDINAL HEALTH-ALARIS PRODUCTS

MDR report key: 1172017 · Received September 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
MW5008386
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 22, 2008
Date of Event
March 12, 2008
Report Date
September 22, 2008
Manufacturer
CARDINAL HEALTH - ALARIS PRODUCTS
Product Code
FRN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AT END OF AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (ATS) TESTING. TWO ALARIS POINT-OF-CARE UNITS (PCUS) SHUT-DOWN. ATTACHED TO THESE TWO PCUS WERE 4 LARGE VOLUME PUMP MODULES (LVPS) AND 3 SYRINGE MODULES, SO A TOTAL OF SEVEN IV INFUSIONS WERE STOPPED. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CARDINAL HEALTH-ALARIS PRODUCTS POINT-OF-CARE UNIT FRN CARDINAL HEALTH - ALARIS PRODUCTS 8000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Life Threatening