FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OMNI-FLOW 4000 PLUS

MDR report key: 219159 · Received April 15, 1999

Report

Report Number
MW1016136
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 15, 1999
Report Date
February 1, 1999
Manufacturer
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC.
Product Code
FRN
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
HI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TWO OUT OF THREE OMNI-FLOW PLUS INFUSION PUMPS ALARMED, "CHANNEL A OCCLUSION" AND "AIR ELIMINATION BAG FULL" WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE HYPOTENSION FOR A POST-OPERATIVE OPEN HEART PT WHO WAS VERY DEPENDENT ON IV VASOPRESSORS TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE BLOOD PRESSURE. ONCE CHANNEL "A" BEGAN ALARMING ON TWO PUMPS SIMULTANEOUSLY, STAFF WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ALARMS AND IT APPEARED THAT THE OTHER CHANNEL'S (B,C,D) WERE NOT FUNCTIONING EITHER, RELATED TO THE RESULTANT SEVERE HYPOTENSION. THE PT REC'D AN INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP AS A RESULT OF THIS EPISODE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OMNI-FLOW 4000 PLUS INFUSION PUMP FRN ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC. OMNI-FLOW 4000 PLUS *
2 OMNI-FLOW 4000 PLUS INFUSION PUMP FRN ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC. OMNI-FLOW 4000 PLUS *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention