FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 5284851 · Received December 10, 2015

Report

Report Number
1314492-2015-11674
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 10, 2015
Date of Event
October 1, 2015
Report Date
November 18, 2015
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
FRN
PMA / PMN Number
K042121
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO BAXTER AND AN EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED. DURING EVALUATION IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE MECHANISM ASSEMBLY INSTALLED INTO THE DEVICE (923507) DID NOT MATCH THE MECHANISM RECORDED ON THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) . REVIEW OF BOTH DHRS CONFIRMED THAT THE MECHANISM WAS SWAPPED AND BELONGED TO SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THE MECHANISM IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE DEVICE AND WAS INSTALLED OUTSIDE THE FACTORY, AN OPERATION THAT IS NOT PERMITTED. THIS UNAUTHORIZED REPAIR PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE FACTORY EXPOSED THE INTERNAL ESD SENSITIVE COMPONENTS, COMPROMISING ALL INTERNAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS RENDERING THE UNIT IRREPARABLE. IN THE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS OF THE SPECTRUM OPERATORS MANUAL, IT STATES ""SERVICING THE SIGMA SPECTRUM INFUSION SYSTEM IS RESTRICTED TO QUALIFIED, SIGMA TRAINED, SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO EMPLOY SIGMA AUTHORIZED PARTS AND PROCEDURES. USE OF OTHER PARTS AND SERVICING PROCEDURES IS PROHIBITED."" THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING BAXTER'S EVALUATION OF A SPECTRUM PUMP, EVIDENCE OF TAMPERING/UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE WAS FOUND. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE DEVICE AFTER THE UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE WAS PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
817134 SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP INFUSION PUMP FRN BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 35700

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1