FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SIGMA MODEL SPECTRUM

MDR report key: 1891351 · Received October 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1314492-2010-00022
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 22, 2010
Date of Event
September 17, 2010
Report Date
October 22, 2010
Manufacturer
SIGMA LLC
Product Code
FRN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A F/U REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED, ONCE A FULL EVAL HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY SIGMA ENGINEERING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, (B)(6), A NURSE WAS INFUSING ALTEPLASE AT A RATE OF 25ML PER HOUR, VTBI WAS 50ML AS WAS THE BAG SIZE. THE NURSE HAPPENED TO BE WALKING BY TEN MINS LATER AND COULD HEAR THE PUMP MOTOR AT FULL SPEED. UPON INSPECTION SHE REALIZED THE BAG WAS ALMOST EMPTY. SHE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE PUMP AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER ((B)(4)), ONLY TO FIND THE SAME RESULTS. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SIGMA MODEL SPECTRUM SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP FRN SIGMA LLC 35700 759556

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1