FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FG 6301 DUAL CHNL VOL INF PUMP2M8064 SERVICE

MDR report key: 1591281 · Received February 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
6000001-2010-00117
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 1, 2010
Date of Event
January 8, 2010
Report Date
January 8, 2010
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE
Product Code
FRN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4) THE REPORTED CONDITION OF A FLO-GARD INFUSION PUMP WHICH OVER-INFUSED DURING A PATIENT INFUSION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED AS THIS FACILITY IS NOT SENDING THE PUMP TO BAXTER FOR DEVICE EVALUATION OR REPAIR. THEREFORE, NO ASSIGNABLE CAUSE CAN BE PROVIDED AND NO REPAIRS WILL BE MADE. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY BAXTER TO OBTAIN THE PUMP'S CATALOG AND SERIAL NUMBERS. HOWEVER, THESE ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SHOULD THIS PUMP BE RECEIVED BY BAXTER FOR EVALUATION, OR IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FACILITY REPORTED A FLO-GARD INFUSION PUMP WHICH OVER-INFUSED PROPOFOL ON A PATIENT. A NURSE PROGRAMMED THE INFUSION RATE AND VOLUME INTO THE PUMP AND STARTED THE INFUSION BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA. THE NURSE LATER RETURNED TO FIND THE PUMP HAD INFUSED THE PROPOFOL IN A FASTER TIME THAN INTENDED AND HAD ALSO INFUSED APPROXIMATELY 60CC OF AIR INTO THE PATIENT, ALL WITH NO AUDIBLE ALARM COMING FROM THE PUMP. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION NECESSARY, OR ADVERSE REACTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FG 6301 DUAL CHNL VOL INF PUMP2M8064 SERVICE PUMP, INFUSION FRN BAXTER HEALTHCARE - SINGAPORE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1