FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS PUMP MODULE

MDR report key: 2872542 · Received December 5, 2012

Report

Report Number
2016493-2012-00518
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 5, 2012
Date of Event
November 24, 2012
Report Date
November 26, 2012
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORP.
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K950419
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE EVENT LOG HAS BEEN RECEIVED, HOWEVER WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE CUSTOMER'S DATA SET. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE FAILURE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A NURSE CALLED TO REQUEST AN EVENT LOG REVIEW. SHE STATED THAT ONE OF HER NURSES REPORTED THAT 400CC OF HEPARIN INFUSED INTO A PT IN 30 MINS. HEPARIN WAS PROGRAMMED/STARTED ON (B)(6) 2012 AT 2330. INTENDED RATE WAS 32ML/HR. SHE STATED THAT THE PROGRAMMING WAS CHECKED BY A SECOND NURSE AND WAS REPORTEDLY PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY (NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED RELATED TO ORDERED VALUES). THE REPORTER BELIEVES BUT IS NOT 100% CERTAIN THAT THE MEDICATION WAS RUN AS A PRIMARY INFUSION. THE NURSE STATED THAT THE HEPARIN MEDICATION WAS HELD FOR 5 HOURS AND EXTRA PTT BLOOD DRAWS WERE DONE EVERY HOUR. SHE STATED THAT THE PT HAD AN ELEVATED PTT FOR 5 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL TO RESTART THE HEPARIN. THE TUBING WAS SAVED. NO PT HARM WAS REPORTED. CUSTOMER STATES THAT NO FURTHER PT/EVENT INFO IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALARIS PUMP MODULE FRN CAREFUSION CORP. 8100 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention ALARIS PUMP MODULE ADMIN SET: MODEL/LOT # UNK| ALARIS PC UNIT: SN (B)(4)| ALARIS PUMP MODULE: SN (B)(4)