FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SIGNATURE GOLD
MDR report key: 2800925
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Received September 27, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2800925
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 27, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 24, 2012
- Report Date
- September 27, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- FRN
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
RN OPERATING INFUSION PUMP WHEN IT BEGAN MAKING ODD NOISES AND ALARMING "HIGH PRESSURE". PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC) FLUSHED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND WHEN SWITCHED TO ANOTHER PUMP, NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. ORIGINAL PUMP WAS SECURED FOR REVIEW BY CLINICAL ENGINEERING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY CLINICAL ENGINEERING, IT WAS DISCOVERED A FAN WAS BROKEN WITHIN THE PUMP CAUSING THE GRINDING NOISE. FAN WAS REPLACED AND PUMP APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY GOING FORWARD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIGNATURE GOLD | PUMP, INFUSION | FRN | ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 7230 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 YR |