FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INFUSOR

MDR report key: 3002450 · Received March 13, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-05998
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 13, 2013
Date of Event
February 25, 2013
Report Date
February 25, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - IRVINE
Product Code
MEB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: BAXTER RECEIVED ONE SAMPLE CONTAINING NO FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE SAMPLE SHOWED NO SIGN OF PHYSICAL ABNORMALITY. AN ACCURACY FLOW TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE SAMPLE. THE INFUSOR PRODUCED FUNCTIONAL RESULTS WITHIN THE SPECIFICATION RANGE; THE DEVICE PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. THE REPORTED CONDITION OF AN OVERINFUSION WAS NOT CONFIRMED. NO ROOT CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED, AS NO EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT MALFUNCTION WAS OBSERVED. NO REPAIR WAS DONE, AS THIS IS A SINGLE-USE DEVICE WHICH WILL BE DISCARDED. NO OTHER OBSERVATIONS WERE NOTED ON THE UNIT. THE BATCH REVIEW REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA WERE MET TO RELEASE THE LOT. THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCES, FAILURES, REWORK, OR DEVIATIONS RELATED TO THE LOT. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO SPECIFICATIONS, TEST METHODS, PROCESS, EQUIPMENT, OR RAW MATERIALS THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED CONDITION. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE A FOLLOW-UP WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

"IT WAS REPORTED TO BAXTER (B)(4) RECEIVED" THAT A 2, 3, 5 ML/HR MULTIRATE INFUSOR OVERINFUSED DURING PATIENT USE. THE TOTAL FILL VOLUME OF 100 ML WAS INFUSED OVER THE COURSE OF 20 HOURS WHEN SET ON 3 ML/HR FLOW RATE. THE DEVICE WAS FILLED WITH A SOLUTION OF ROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE HYDRATE. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION NECESSARY, OR ADVERSE REACTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
105062 INFUSOR PUMP, INFUSION, ELASTOMERIC MEB BAXTER HEALTHCARE - IRVINE 12M068

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 ROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE HYDRATE