SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP
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
(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.
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 |