FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS PUMP MODULE

MDR report key: 3862993 · Received June 4, 2014

Report

Report Number
2016493-2014-00271
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 4, 2014
Date of Event
February 10, 2014
Report Date
May 12, 2014
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORP
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K950419
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PT INFO REQUESTED AND ALL AVAILABLE INFO IS INCLUDED. THIS REPORT WAS FILED BY THE MFR. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR INVESTIGATION. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH EVALUATION RESULTS SHOULD THE DEVICE BE RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED NOREPINEPHRINE BAG HAD LESS VOLUME THAN IT SHOULD HAVE HAD AND THE CUSTOMER SUSPECTS POSSIBLE FREE FLOW OCCURRED DURING CABG SURGERY. THE NOREPINEPHRINE BAG CONCENTRATION WAS 8MG/250ML. THE INFUSION WAS STARTED AT 1002 AT 0.03MCG/KG/MIN AND THE RATE WAS 4.8ML/HOUR. THE INFUSION WAS STOPPED AT 1003 DUE TO THE BLOOD PRESSURE RISING FROM 150/90 TO 230/100. THE BLOOD PRESSURE WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATIONS AND RETURNED TO BASELINE LEVELS. THE PT'S CONDITION RETURNED TO STABLE. THE NURSE NOTED ALMOST HALF OF THE NOREPINEPHRINE BAG WAS INFUSED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THE NURSE TESTED THE PUMP AFTER THE PROCEDURE WITH A NORMAL SALINE BAG AND NOTED FREE FLOW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
326142 ALARIS PUMP MODULE INFUSION PUMP FRN CAREFUSION CORP 8100 NA

Patients

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