FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ALARIS PUMP MODULE
MDR report key: 3940542
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Received April 18, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2016493-2014-00211
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2014
- Date of Event
- March 27, 2014
- Report Date
- April 1, 2014
- Manufacturer
- CAREFUSION CORPORATION
- Product Code
- FRN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K950419
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). THIS REPORT WAS FILED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THE AFFECTED PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN REC'D. A F/U REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH INVESTIGATION RESULTS SHOULD THE DEVICES BE REC'D FOR EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CUSTOMER REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS EN ROUTE TO HIS ROOM FROM RADIOLOGY. WITHIN SECONDS AFTER EXITING THE ELEVATOR, THE PUMP MODULE STARTED ALARMING FOR A COMMUNICATION ERROR. A SECONDARY OF ANTIBIOTICS WAS INFUSING AT THE TIME OF THE ALARM. THE PUMP MODULE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM AND INSPECTED. THE CUSTOMER STATED GREEN CORROSION WAS PRESENT ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE PINS OF THE MALE IUI CONNECTOR. NO PATIENT HARM OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238503 | ALARIS PUMP MODULE | FRN | CAREFUSION CORPORATION | 8100 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | MODEL/LOT # UNK| ALARIS PC UNIT SN UNK| ALARIS PUMP MODULE ADMINISTRATION SET, |