Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT ON TUBE FEEDING VIA N/G JEVITY 25CC/HR 700CC STARTED AT 10:30 AM AT 25CC/HR AT 1530 NOTED FEEDING PUMP WAS ALARMING, ALL 700CC HAD BEEN ADMINISTERED, DOCTOR MADE AWARE, PUMP TAKEN OFF AND SENT TO BIOMEDDEVICE NOT LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.DEVICE SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE SCHEDULE. DATE LAST SERVICED: 01-JAN-93. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: USER FACILITY BIOMEDICAL/BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, PERFORMANCE TESTS PERFORMED. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: TELEMETRY FAILURE, NONE OR UNKNOWN, OTHER. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE DIRECTLY CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF.