FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

COLLEAGUE CX TRIPLE CHANNEL VOLUMETRIC INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 1192684 · Received October 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
6000001-2008-00602
Event Type
Death
Date Received
October 8, 2008
Date of Event
September 20, 2008
Report Date
September 24, 2008
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K010566
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN ON-SITE VISIT HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE FACILITY AND ACCEPTED BY THE RISK MANAGER. A DATE AND TIME HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE EVENT HISTORY WILL BE FAXED TO BAXTER FOR REVIEW BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL). A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF AN EVAL OR IF ANY ADD'L INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 THE BAXTER FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER REPORTED A COLLEAGUE TRIPLE CHANNEL INFUSION PUMP THAT FAILED DURING PT USE WITH FAILURE CODE 812:05 ON A CRITICALLY ILL PT THAT WAS HEMODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN INTERRUPTION OF PT CARE THAT RESULTED IN HYPOTENSION AND DECREASED PERFUSION. THIS WAS A MALE WITH AN ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS OF CRUSHING CHEST INJURIES THAT OCCURRED FROM A TRACTOR THAT HAD ROLLED OVER ON HIM (DATE UNK). THE COLLEAGUE TRIPLE CHANNEL PUMP WAS INFUSING NOREPINEPHRINE AND EPINEPHRINE (DOSE, RATE, VOLUME AND CONCENTRATION UNK) WHEN ALL THREE CHANNELS ALARMED WITH FAILURE CODE 812:05 AND THE DEVICE SHUT DOWN RESULTING IN A DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE (LEVEL UNK). THE PT EXPIRED ON AN UNK DATE DUE TO THE INJURIES SUSTAINED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE RISK MANAGER INDICATED SHE FELT THAT THE PUMP FAILURE MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PT'S DEATH. BAXTER TUBING WAS IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, HOWEVER, THE TUBING WAS DISCARDED AND THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNK. AN ON-SITE VISIT WAS OFFERED AND AGREED TO BY THE RISK MANAGER. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO EVENTS, WHICH OCCURRED ON THE SAME PT ON DIFFERENT DATES AND WITH DIFFERENT COLLEAGUE TRIPLE CHANNEL PUMPS. THIS COMPLAINT IS LINKED TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT WHICH WAS THE FIRST EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COLLEAGUE CX TRIPLE CHANNEL VOLUMETRIC INFUSION PUMP 80FRN FRN BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Death