FDA Adverse Event
Summary report: N
SPECTRUM
MDR report key: 2010881
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Received February 17, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2010881
- Date Received
- February 17, 2011
- Date of Event
- February 11, 2011
- Report Date
- February 17, 2011
- Manufacturer
- SIGMA
- Product Code
- FRN
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WITH FOUR IDENTICAL INFUSION PUMPS WAS RECEIVING CONTINUOUS CHEMOTHERAPY AT RATE OF 23ML/HR FROM ONE. DURING A SIX-HOUR PERIOD, PUMP APPEARED TO DELIVER 400ML. PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER. INTERROGATION OF THE PUMP IN QUESTION SHOWED THAT IT WAS PROGRAMMED DURING THAT SIX-HOUR PERIOD FOR DELIVERY OF A 300ML ANTIBIOTIC AS A SECONDARY AT A RATE OF 300ML/HR. THE ACTUAL ANTIBIOTIC WAS HUNG ON A DIFFERENT PUMP SO THE PUMP IN QUESTION INFUSED THE CHEMOTHERAPY AT THE SECONDARY RATE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPECTRUM | INFUSION PUMP | FRN | SIGMA | 35700 | * | |
| 2 | BAXTER | INTRAVASCULAR SET | FPA | BAXTER | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR |