FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROVIDER PUMP SET 0.2 MICRON FILTER

MDR report key: 394970 · Received May 15, 2002

Report

Report Number
MW1025042
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 15, 2002
Date of Event
May 2, 2002
Report Date
May 3, 2002
Manufacturer
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Product Code
FPA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHARMACIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT RECEIVING NAFCILLIN 2 GM IV Q4HR VIA AIM PLUS PUMP THROUGH PKL FOR ARTERITIS. TWO EPISODES OF TUBING LEAKING AT THE FILTER SITE. THE FIRST EPISODE BROUGHT THE PT TO OUTPATIENT IV CLINIC WHEN THEY NOTICED LEAKING; THE SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED AS THEY WERE PRIMING NEW TUBING TO GET PT SET UP AGAIN. THE NURSE PRIMING THE TUBING REPORTED THAT FLUID WAS JUST GUSHING OUT AROUND THE FILTER - A VERY APPARENT LEAK. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN HARDSHIP TO PT WHO IS FEELING VERY ILL AND IS WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE EXTRA TRAVELING TO CLINIC (60 MILES). LOT # REPORTED ONLY FOR TUBING THAT NURSE PRIMED. DID NOT HAVE PACKAGE FOR TUBING THAT PT REPORTED LEAKING. THIRD TUBING SET ALSO LEAKED THE FOLLOWING DAY (TWO THAT DAY). THIS IS ALSO BEING SENT TO ABBOTT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROVIDER PUMP SET 0.2 MICRON FILTER PUMP TUBING FPA ABBOTT LABORATORIES * 79 045 4W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other