FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFUSOMAT®

MDR report key: 17754408 · Received September 15, 2023

Report

Report Number
9610825-2023-00431
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 15, 2023
Date of Event
July 15, 2023
Report Date
October 25, 2023
Manufacturer
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
Product Code
FRN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
HI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL REPORT NUMBER (B)(4). THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AT THIS TIME. B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH AN ATTACHMENT OF ISSUES ENCOUNTERED IN THE CUSTOMERS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BETWEEN 15JUL2023 - 17JUL2023 WHEN USING THE B. BRAUN INFUSION PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES. THE ATTACHMENT LISTED MULTIPLE EVENTS OF AIR-IN-LINE ALARMS, MICROBUBBLES IN IV LINES, REPORTS OF CHANGED LINES, AND IV LINES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN KINKED, BROKEN OR SHORT. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE LINE THAT INDICATES THE FOLLOWING EVENT; "PT. CRASHING, ALARMS REPEATED." WITH THE USE OF A B. BRAUN INFUSION PUMP. A FOLLOW UP WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL REPORT NUMBER (B)(4). REPORTED ISSUE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED DUE TO NO SAMPLE RETURNED FOR FURTHER INVESTICATION. ALTHOUGH A SAMPLE WAS NOT RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT ISSUANCE, B.BRAUN HAS IDENTIFIED A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE OF POTENTIALLY FALSE DOWN- AND UPSTREAM PRESSURE ALARMS WHICH ARE CAUSED BY THE UPSTREAM OCCLUSION PRESSURE SENSOR OF THE INFUSOMAT® INFUSION PUMP. OUR INVESTIGATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT AN ISOLATED BATCH OF UPSTREAM OCCLUSION SENSORS BUILT IN THE FOLLOWING SERIAL NUMBERS OF PUMPS MAY DEVIATE FROM THEIR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION. FIELD CORRECTIVE ACTION FCSA-2023-08-14 HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE SUPPLIER (B.BRAUN MELSUNGEN) TO ADDRESS THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: OUR B BRAUN TEAM RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM CUSTOMER WITH ATTACHMENT OF NEW REPORTS OF ISSUES ENCOUNTERED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BETWEEN 15JUL2023 - 17JUL2023 WHEN USING THE B. BRAUN INFUSION PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES. THE ATTACHMENT LISTED MULTIPLE EVENTS OF AIR-IN-LINE ALARMS, MICROBUBBLES IN IV LINES, REPORTS OF CHANGED LINES, AND IV LINES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN KINKED, BROKEN OR SHORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
294525 INFUSOMAT® PUMP, INFUSION FRN B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Other