OUTLOOK
Report
- Report Number
- 1641965-2013-00071
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 5, 2013
- Date of Event
- July 31, 2013
- Report Date
- October 2, 2013
- Manufacturer
- B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- FRN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K011975
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
INVESTIGATION RESULTS: AFTER REVIEWING THE OPERATIONAL LOG THE COMPLAINT FOR THE PUMP OVER INFUSING WAS NOT CONFIRMED. ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 12:01AM AN INFUSION WAS STARTED TO INFUSE 50ML AT A RATE OF 3.8 ML/HR. AT 11:01AM THE INFUSION WAS MANUALLY STOPPED. THE PUMP INFUSED 41.7 ML AND THE VOLUME INFUSED RELATIVE TO THE INFUSION TIME WAS 100% ACCURATE. AT 12:59PM THE INFUSION WAS STARTED AGAIN WITH A VOLUME TO INFUSE OF 50.3ML AT A RATE OF 4 ML/HR. AT 11:34PM THE INFUSION WAS MANUALLY STOPPED. THE PUMP INFUSED 42.2 ML AND THE VOLUME INFUSED RELATIVE TO THE INFUSION TIME WAS 100% ACCURATE. ON (B)(6) 2013 AT 12:04AM AN INFUSION WAS STARTED TO INFUSE 48 ML AT A RATE OF 4 ML/HR. AT 12:00PM THE INFUSION WAS MANUALLY STOPPED. THE PUMP INFUSED 47.7 ML AND THE VOLUME INFUSED RELATIVE TO THE INFUSION TIME WAS 100% ACCURATE. AT 12:00PM THE INFUSION WAS STARTED AGAIN WITH A VOLUME TO INFUSE OF 48 ML AT A RATE OF 4 ML/HR. AT 8:25PM THE PUMP ALARMED AN EMPTY CONTAINER AND THE INFUSION AUTOMATICALLY STOPPED. A 33.6 ML HAD BEEN INFUSED DURING THIS TIME FRAME WHERE THE VOLUME INFUSED RELATIVE TO THE INFUSION TIME WAS 100% ACCURATE.
AT 2030 THE IV PUMP RUNNING HYPERALIMENTATION MIX (SBT) AT 4 ML/HR ALARMED WITH THE MESSAGE "BAG EMPTY." INFUSION "HELD" AND PICC LINE CLAMPED. CASSETTE REMOVED AND AIR/BUBBLES WERE FOUND IN THE TUBING. SBT RUNS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 2300 ONE DAY TO 2300 THE NEXT AND PHARMACY FILLS THE MEDICATION. THE SBT BAG SAID IT HAD 100 ML OVERFILL. MD NOTIFIED AND CONCERNED THAT INFANT POSSIBLY RECEIVED AN EXTRA 100 ML OF SBT AND COULD BE IN FLUID OVERLOAD ELECTROLYTES COULD BE ABNORMAL. LABS DRAWN. PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE INTERVENTION. WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENDED PROCEDURE: INFUSE IV FLUIDS AT A RATE PER MD ORDER. DEVICE USAGE PROBLEM: DEVICE MALFUNCTION - THAT IS, THE DEVICE DID NOT DO WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. AFTER FURTHER FOLLOW-UP WITH THE REPORTER THERE WERE NO PATIENT INJURIES WITH THE EVENT. THE BIOMED WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PUMP IN THE FACILITY TO SEND BACK FOR RETURN BUT DID PROVIDE THE OPERATIONAL LOG OF THE PUMP.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 569808 | OUTLOOK | INFUSION PUMP | FRN | B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. | 620-200 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |