FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALARIS PUMP MODULE ADMINISTRATION SET

MDR report key: 3221444 · Received June 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
9616066-2013-00482
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 28, 2013
Date of Event
March 1, 2013
Report Date
April 12, 2013
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORP
Product Code
FPA
PMA / PMN Number
K944320
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: 06/27/2013. INTERNAL FILE NO: (B)(4). THE CUSTOMER'S REPORT THAT THE SECONDARY BACKED UP INTO TH E PRIMARY WAS CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION IDENTIFIED NO ANOMALIES. FUNCTIONAL TESTING IDENTIFIED A FAULTY CHECK VALVE. SUPPLIER TESTING OF THE COMPONENT REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A CLEAR PARTICLE, IDENTIFIED TO BE CELLULOSE, BETWEEN THE HOUSING SEAL AND THE DIAPHRAGM. THE CAUSE OF THE CHECK VALVE FAILURE IS DUE TO A CELLULOSE PARTICLE FOUND IN THE FLUID PATH, WHICH PREVENTED THE SILICONE DIAPHRAGM FROM FULLY SEATING AGAINST THE HOUSING SEAL AREA. THE ORIGIN OF THE CELLULOSE PARTICLE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CAREFUSION CLINICAL CONSULTANT REPORTED THAT DURING A TRAINING SESSION DEMONSTRATING THE INFUSION SET UP, FROM THE SECONDARY LINE WHERE SHE WAS SIMULATING AN ANTIBIOTIC SECONDARY INFUSION. THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVEMENT THEREFORE NO PT HARM OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION OCCURRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
295296 ALARIS PUMP MODULE ADMINISTRATION SET FPA CAREFUSION CORP 2426-0007 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA ALARIS SECONDRAY ADMIN SET, MODEL 11448964,| LOT # UNK| B-BRAUN 250ML IV BAG OF 0.9 PERCENT SODIUM CHLORID| REF L8002