FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2840313 · Received November 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
1314492-2012-00421
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 15, 2012
Date of Event
July 16, 2012
Report Date
September 13, 2012
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K043121
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). SIGMA EVALUATED THE DEVICE IN QUESTION. UPSTREAM OCCLUSION AND DOWNSTREAM OCCLUSION TESTS WERE NOT PERFORMED PER THE SIGMA PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE WITH THE UNIT PASSING. A FLOW RATE TEST WAS ALSO PERFORMED WITH THE DEVICE IN QUESTION, PER THE SIGMA PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE AND FOUND TO DELIVER WITHIN SPEC. ADD'L FLOW RATE TESTS WERE PERFORMED IN WHICH AN INACCURACY OF +8% WAS OBSERVED, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE REPORTED UNDER INFUSION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY LOG SHOWS THAT ON THE REPORTED DATE OF THE EVENT, SEVEN FLOW CONFIRMATION PROMPTS WERE CONFIRMED AND MULTIPLE RATE CHANGES WERE PROGRAMMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PUMP WAS PROGRAMMED TO DELIVER DOPAMINE TO A PT (PROGRAMMED AMOUNT AND DELIVERY RATE UNK). IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PT'S BLOOD PRESSURE DID NOT INCREASE. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT WHEN THE PUMP ALARMED FOR INFUSION COMPLETE, THE IV CONTAINER WAS STILL FULL. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE PT'S BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED AS EXPECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP INFUSION PUMP FRN BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 35700

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 44 YR