FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS PC UNIT

MDR report key: 4180342 · Received October 7, 2014

Report

Report Number
4180342
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 7, 2014
Date of Event
September 26, 2014
Report Date
October 3, 2014
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION CORP.
Product Code
FRN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PRETERM BABY BOY WAS ADMITTED FROM THE OPERATING ROOM STATUS POST-TOTAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS RETURN (TAPVR) REPAIR ON DOPAMINE, EPINEPHRINE, MILRINONE, AND CALCIUM DRIPS FOR HEMODYNAMIC SUPPORT. ONE OF THE 4 MODULES ATTACHED TO ONE PC, WITH MILRINONE DRIP INFUSION GAVE AN UNPROVOKED "CHANNEL ERROR" ALARM. THE MODULE KEY PADS WERE UNRESPONSIVE, THUS UNABLE TO RESET THE PUMP.THE MODULE WITH MILRINONE INFUSION AND MAINTENANCE CARRIER IVF WERE DETACHED FROM PC AND QUICKLY ATTACHED TO "RESTORE" SETTINGS. TRANSIENT HYPOTENSION WITH MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE (MAP) OF LOW 30'S WAS NOTED AND INTERVENED WITH VOLUME RESUSCITATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
629323 ALARIS PC UNIT PUMP, INFUSION FRN CAREFUSION CORP. 8015 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 3 DAY Life Threatening| R