FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALARIS PC UNIT

MDR report key: 2152842 · Received June 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
2016493-2011-00389
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 23, 2011
Date of Event
April 14, 2011
Report Date
May 18, 2011
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K051641
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). LOG REVIEW. THE OCCURRENCE OF A CHANNEL DISCONNECT IN THE DEVICE LOG WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH DEVICE LOG REVIEW SUBSEQUENT TO A CUSTOMER SITE VISIT, WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(4), 2011 TO EVALUATE THE CUSTOMER'S REPORT OF COMMUNICATION ERRORS AND CHANNEL DISCONNECTS. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REPORT ANY PT INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS DEVICE. THE CHANNEL DISCONNECT ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON THE DEVICE DURING INVESTIGATION AT THE CUSTOMER SITE. ALTHOUGH OTHER DEVICES INSPECTED AT THE CUSTOMER'S SITE HAD INDICATIONS OF IUI CONTACT RELATED ISSUES AND EXHIBITED THE PRESENCE OF CONTAMINATION, WE COULD NOT DEFINITIVELY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LOGGED CHANNEL DISCONNECT FOR THIS DEVICE. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CHANNEL DISCONNECT IS UNK.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CHANNEL DISCONNECT ENTRY WAS DISCOVERED IN A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE EVENT LOG. THE LOG SHOWED THAT THE MODULE WAS NOT ACTIVELY INFUSING AT THE TIME OF THE DISCONNECT, HOWEVER IT IS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO A PT AT THE TIME OF THE CHANNEL DISCONNECT EVENT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PT HARM AND NO PT OR EVENT INFO WAS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALARIS PC UNIT FRN CAREFUSION CORPORATION 8015 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)| ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)| ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)| ALARIS PUMP MODULE: (B)(4)