FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AUTOCAT 2 WAVE ITALIAN

MDR report key: 1587558 · Received January 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1219856-2010-00012
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 13, 2010
Date of Event
November 27, 2009
Report Date
January 13, 2010
Manufacturer
ARROW INTL., INC.
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K060309
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED PER EXPEDITED QUALITY REVIEW REPORT: PUMP WAS ON PT. ERROR 8 NO COMMUNICATION. THE PUMP GAVE ERROR 8 A FEW HOURS AFTER THERAPY BEGAN. ACTIONS: THE FIBEROPTIX SENSOR ('FOS') BOARD & FRONT END BOARD ('FEB') WERE REPLACED. WHEN "WE CHECKED THE PUMP, IT WORKED CORRECTLY. IT ZEROED CORRECTLY, WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE FOS & THE ERROR 8 RESUMED. ADDITIONAL INFO RECEIVED ON 12/18/09 FROM THE SERVICE MGR ('SM') EXPLAINED IN MORE DETAIL WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PUMP, (B)(4). WHEN THE SM FIRST CHECKED THE PUMP, IT WAS ON A PT, WITH A "RED CROSS" ON FOS LIGHT BULB & ERROR 8 MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON LCD MONITOR. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE SM RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE WARD INFORMING HIM THAT THE PUMP WAS NOT IN USE ANYMORE & WAS AVAILABLE TO BE CHECKED IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST EXAMINATION, THE PUMP DID NOT SHOW THE ERROR 8. THE SM REPLACED THE FOS BOARD (77-1070-002) & THEN, WITH THE PUMP ON, THE ERROR 8 RESUMED. "WE THEN REPLACED THE FEB (77-1010-003), BECAUSE SOMETIMES THIS ERROR IS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE FEB JUST MENTIONED. WE CHECKED THE PUMP AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS: THE FOS BOARD 77-1070-002X, AND THE FEB 77-1010-003 & NO PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT ANYMORE. WE DID ZERO THE FOS USING THE SIMULATOR WITH SUCCESS A NUMBER OF TIMES." THERE WERE NO REPORTED PT COMPLICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AUTOCAT 2 WAVE ITALIAN INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP PRODUCTS DSP ARROW INTL., INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK