FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENTERALITE INFINITY ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP

MDR report key: 1349516 · Received December 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
1722139-2008-00005
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 22, 2008
Date of Event
September 19, 2008
Report Date
December 16, 2008
Manufacturer
MOOG MEDICAL DEVICES GROUP
Product Code
LZH
PMA / PMN Number
K031199
Removal / Correction Number
1722139-12/03/08-0010-C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ACTUAL DEVICE EVALUATED. RESULTS: DURING THE POWER ON PROCESS, THE PUMP TRANSFERS THERAPY/FEEDING DATA FROM THE EEPROM TO SOFTWARE MEMORY. THE THERAPY PARAMETERS IN THE MEMORY ARE BEING CORRUPTED. USING THESE CORRUPTED VALUES RESULTS IN ERRORS IN THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE PUMP, FOR EXAMPLE, FEEDING AT A FASTER RATE THAN WAS PROGRAMMED. CONCLUSIONS: THE SOFTWARE PARAMETER CORRUPTION CAUSES THE PUMP TO OVERFEED. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR WHY THE PARAMETER CORRUPTION OCCURS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THIS ERROR HAS NOT CAUSED PATIENT INJURY TO DATE. THIS MDR IS BEING COMPLETED AS PART OF THE FIELD CORRECTION. REFERENCE FIELD CORRECTION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY MOOG MEDICAL DEVICES GROUP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER AS "WE HAVE A ZEVEX ENTERALITE INFINITY PUMP THAT HAS BEGUN TO INFUSE WITHOUT REGARD TO PROGRAMMED RATE. WHEN BEGINNING THE DOSE, THE DEVICE WILL SIMPLY RUN CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENTIRE PROGRAMMED DOSE IS DELIVERED. ALSO, A NORMALLY OPERATING ENTERALITE INFINITY HAS A MAXIMUM PROGRAMMABLE RATE OF 600 ML/HR. THESE 2 DEVICES CAN BE PROGRAMMED WITH A RATE OF UP TO 9999 ML/HR".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENTERALITE INFINITY ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP LZH MOOG MEDICAL DEVICES GROUP INFINITY PUMP

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1