FDA Adverse Event
Summary report: N
CADD LEGACY PLUS
MDR report key: 1833418
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Received August 22, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 1833418
- Date Received
- August 22, 2010
- Date of Event
- April 3, 2010
- Report Date
- August 22, 2010
- Manufacturer
- SMITHS MEDICAL
- Product Code
- FRN
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
FIVE NEW PUMPS ORDERED FROM SMITH'S MEDICAL FOR FLOLAN (EPOPROSTANIL) AND REMODULIN (TREPOSTINAL) PATIENTS. THE NEW PUMPS ORDERED WERE THE CADD-LEGACY PLUS MODELS THAT ARE PROGRAMMED WITH A RATE AS MG/HOUR. EXISTING PUMPS UTILIZED BY PATIENTS ON FLOLAN AND REMODULIN ARE CADD-LEGACY 1 WHICH IS PROGRAMMED AS MG/24 HOURS. BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION ON THE PROCUREMENT OF THE PUMPS. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE PUMPS WERE RELEASED INTO SERVICE THE PUMPS WERE SET IN A LOCKED POSITION WITH THE INABILITY OF THE OPERATORS TO ENTER A VOLUME TO BE INFUSED OR RATE. OPERATIONS WERE NOT GIVEN THE UNLOCKING CODE NOR TOLD OF THE NEW PUMPS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CADD LEGACY PLUS | INFUSION PUMP | FRN | SMITHS MEDICAL | MODEL 6500 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |