FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS PUMP MODULE

MDR report key: 2081647 · Received April 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2016493-2011-00277
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 27, 2011
Date of Event
March 20, 2011
Report Date
March 30, 2011
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORP
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K012383
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE PUMP MODULE AND DEVICE EVENT LOGS WERE RECEIVED. THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED, THE PUMP MODULE ALARMED "PT SIDE OCCLUSION" DURING A DOPAMINE INFUSION. THE USER POWERED THE PUMP MODULE OFF AND ON, CHECKED THE IV SET BUT THE ALARM CONTINUED. THE PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE SAME IV TUBING WAS LOADED INTO THE REPLACEMENT PUMP MODULE AND THE INFUSION RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR ALARMS. DURING THE TIME IT TOOK TO REPLACE THE PUMP MODULE THAT ALARMED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THE PT'S ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASED TO 50 MMHG. ONCE THE DOPAMINE INFUSION WAS RESTARTED, THE PT'S BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED BACK TO BASELINE AND STABILIZED. NO ADVERSE PT SEQUELAE REPORTED AND NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE EVENT PUMP MODULE WAS EVALUATED BY BIOMED AND THE ALARM WAS CONFIRMED BY AN EVENT LOG REVIEW AND REPRODUCED. A NEW ADMINISTRATION SET WAS OBTAINED, AN INFUSION WAS PROGRAMMED AND STARTED AT THE EVENT RATE OF 40 ML/HR. AFTER 4 HOURS OF INFUSING INTO A BUCKET, THE PUMP MODULE ALARMED "PT SIDE OCCLUSION".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALARIS PUMP MODULE FRN CAREFUSION CORP 8100 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Other ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)| ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)| ALARIS PUMP MODULE ADMINISTRATION SET: MODULE UNK| ALARIS PC UNIT: (B)(4)| LOT NUMBER UNK| ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)