FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACAT 1 IAM PUMP ASSEMBLY

MDR report key: 1172865 · Received September 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
1219856-2008-00441
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 19, 2008
Date of Event
August 29, 2008
Report Date
September 19, 2008
Manufacturer
ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC.
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K965209
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED, IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN 2008, THE SYSTEM ERROR 7 ALARM RANG WHEN THE POWER SUPPLY WAS TURNED ON. THE PUMP WAS REBOOTED, BUT THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. A THIRD REBOOT WAS TRIED AND THAT TIME THERE WAS NO ALARM. ASSUMING THE PUMP WAS NOT THE ISSUE, THE PUMP WAS USED ON THE PATIENT. AT ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER, THE SYSTEM ERROR 7 ALARM SOUNDED AGAIN, BUT THE CLINICIAN MANAGED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUED TO USE IT ON THE PATIENT. EVENTUALLY, FOR FEAR OF THE SAME ISSUE CONTINUING, THE PUMP WAS EXCHANGED WITH ANOTHER PUMP. THE FIRST PUMP WAS MOVED TO THE ME ROOM WHERE IT WAS CHECKED BY STAFF, WHO CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AS THE ALARM SOUNDED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACAT 1 IAM PUMP ASSEMBLY INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP PRODUCTS DSP ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN