FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HOSPIRA LIFECARE PCA

MDR report key: 1843443 · Received September 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5017534
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 21, 2010
Date of Event
May 5, 2010
Report Date
September 21, 2010
Manufacturer
HOSPIRA WORLDWIDE, INC.
Product Code
MEA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PERSON FROM OUTSIDE OUR HOSPITAL ENTERED PATIENT ROOMS WHO HAD PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA -PCA- PUMPS, HAD HER OWN KEY FROM THE PLACE OF HER PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT, WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE PUMP AND TAKE OUT THE NARCOTIC. THIS WAS THE FIRST WE KNEW THAT THE PCA PUMP KEYS WERE UNIVERSAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOSPIRA LIFECARE PCA PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA PUMP MEA HOSPIRA WORLDWIDE, INC. 20709-04-77 20709-04-77

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other