FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS SE DUAL CHANNEL INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 3110508 · Received April 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
2016493-2013-00201
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 24, 2013
Date of Event
March 2, 2013
Report Date
April 4, 2013
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORP.
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K931549
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THE PUMP HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WITH FAILURE INVESTIGATION RESULTS WILL BE SUBMITTED SHOULD THE DEVICE BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER MEDWATCH STATES "EVENT DESC: ARGATROBAN INFUSION (NEW BAG) WAS HUNG BY NURSE AT APPROXIMATELY 0300 AT A RATE OF 8.77 MCG/KG/MIN (EQUATING TO 30.5 ML/HR), AS PER ORDER. ORDER AND PUMP SETTINGS WERE VERIFIED BY SECOND NURSE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0400 THE PUMP WAS HEARD BEEPING; THE PUMP WAS CHECKED AND BAG FOUND TO BE EMPTY. AFTER THE BOLUS OF ARGATROBAN THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO MICU FOR OBSERVATION (FOR BLEEDING), BUT REMAINED STABLE. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN DISCHARGED. CLINICAL ENGINEERING HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE INFUSION PUMP." RELEVANT TESTS/LAB DATA CONTAINS A FEW LINES FROM AN EVENT LOG DATED (B)(6) 2013 FROM 04:04 TO 04:13 AND STATES "DOWNLOADED PUMP EVENT LOG ON (B)(6) 2013: LOG INDICATES THAT VOLUME INFUSED WAS NOT CLEARED PRIOR TO THE PROGRAMMING OF CHANNEL A TO INFUSE ARGATROBAN AT 03:04. THE VOLUME INFUSED FROM 03:04 TO 3:44 IS 20.6 ML, WHICH EQUATES TO A RATE OF 30.9 ML/HR. THIS MATCHES THE PROGRAMMED RATE OF 30.5 ML/HR. ACCORDING TO THE LOG, THE PUMP INFUSED PROPERLY." NO FURTHER EVENT OR PATIENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
177524 ALARIS SE DUAL CHANNEL INFUSION PUMP FRN CAREFUSION CORP. 7230 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR ALARIS SE PUMP ADMINISTRATION SET, MODEL/LOT UNK