FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AUTOCAT 2 WAVE

MDR report key: 2427241 · Received January 5, 2012

Report

Report Number
1219856-2011-00486
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 5, 2012
Date of Event
December 15, 2011
Report Date
January 4, 2012
Manufacturer
ARROW INTL., INC.
Product Code
DSP
PMA / PMN Number
K060309
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RN STATED THE ORIGINAL PUMP WAS GIVING REPEATED PURGE FAILURE ALARMS. AS A RESULT, THE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP (IABP) WAS SWITCHED OUT. THE RN STATED THAT THE PT IS IN AFIB, HEART RATE 85/MIN. THE CLINICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST (CSS) EXPLAINED TO THE RN ABOUT THE DRAIN TASK AND WHY THE PURGE FAILURE ALARM OCCURRED WITH THE IRREGULAR HEART RATE. THE RN VERIFIED THAT PUMPING WAS NOT INTERRUPTED WITH DRAIN FAILURE ALARM. THE CSS STATED THAT THE RN DOES UNDERSTAND THAT THE IABP WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CHANGED FOR THIS ALARM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AUTOCAT 2 WAVE INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP PRODUCTS DSP ARROW INTL., INC. NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON