FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS® PC UNIT

MDR report key: 5053093 · Received September 3, 2015

Report

Report Number
2016493-2015-00639
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 3, 2015
Date of Event
June 4, 2015
Report Date
June 8, 2015
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K950419
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER'S REPORT WAS CONFIRMED DURING THE SERVICE REPAIR PROCESS; THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS DETERMINED IN SERVICE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SIO BOARD, WHICH WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED BECAUSE THE DEVICE WAS SENT TO SERVICE BY THE CUSTOMER, AND WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER PRIOR TO OUR NOTIFICATION OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. A FOLLOWUP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER INITIALLY REPORTED A SYSTEM ERROR 132.3000 AND SENT THE DEVICE THROUGH STANDARD CAREFUSION SERVICE FOR REPAIR, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY A CUSTOMER MEDWATCH WAS RECEIVED WHICH STATES "PUMP SUDDENLY ALARMED 'SYSTEM ERROR' 'OPERATING CHANNELS WILL CONTINUE AS PROGRAMMED' 'SETTINGS UNRESTORABLE, RECORD BEFORE PRESSING SYSTEM OFF'. THIS IV PUMP WAS THE CARRIER FLUID FOR CONTINUOUS DRIP MEDICATIONS. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A SMALL BOLUS OF MEDICATION, BUT RETURNED TO BASELINE WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION NEEDED."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
586560 ALARIS® PC UNIT PUMP, INFUSION FRN CAREFUSION 8015

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 5 MO Other PRI TUBING,8100, THERAPY DATE (B)(6) 2015