INFUSOMAT SPACE
Report
- Report Number
- 9610825-2016-00062
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 22, 2016
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2016
- Report Date
- February 10, 2016
- Manufacturer
- B.BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
- Product Code
- FRN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K062700
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
EXEMPTION NUMBER E2011009. B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG(MANUFACTURER). THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL REPORT (B)(4). IN A FOLLOW UP WITH THE FACILITY, THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE FACILITY HAD RECENTLY CHANGED TO THE SPACE PUMP PRODUCTS AND WERE USED TO USING A COMPETITOR'S PUMP. SHE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS "NO EXTRAVASATIONS, NO CONSULTATIONS, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION OTHER THAN SWELLING AND THE NURSES HAD TO RESTART THE INFUSIONS. SHE STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY USE TO A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER'S PUMP, THEY SET THE OCCLUSION LEVEL AT '4' BELIEVING IT INDICATED '4' PSI, AND THAT THIS WAS ERRONEOUS ON THEIR PART AS IT WAS "APPLES AND ORANGES' FROM WHAT THEY WERE USED TO. THE REPORTER STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE PUMPS AT THE TIME. THE ACTUAL DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
EXEMPTION NUMBER E2011009. B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG(MANUFACTURER). THIS REPORT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS B. BRAUN MEDICAL INTERNAL REPORT (B)(4) IN A FOLLOW UP WITH THE FACILITY, THE REPORTER STATED THAT THE FACILITY HAD RECENTLY CHANGED TO THE SPACE PUMPS AND WERE USED TO USING A COMPETITOR'S PUMPS. SHE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS "NO EXTRAVASATIONS, NO CONSULTATIONS, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION OTHER THAN SWELLING AND THE NURSES HAD TO RESTART THE INFUSIONS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY USED A COMPETITOR'S AND SET THE OCCLUSION LEVEL AT '4' BELIEVING IT INDICATED '4' PSI, AND THAT THIS WAS ERRONEOUS ON THEIR PART AS IT WAS "APPLES AND ORANGES' FROM WHAT THEY WERE USED TO. AS THE ACTUAL DEVICE OR LOGS WERE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, FURTHER EVALUATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE HOWEVER, THIS EVENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO HUMAN FACTORS AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FACILITY.
AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: (B)(6) 2016, (B)(6) MALE, (B)(6), 1,000ML OF 5% DEXTROSE WITH 1/2 NS WITH 20MEQ OF KCL INFUSING AT 36 ML/HR. INFORMATION FROM NURSING NOTES: "IV CHECKED AT 9:30AM, NO SWELLING, AT 9:58 AM SITE EDEMATOUS, NO EXTRAVASATION, NO TISSUE DAMAGE, IV REMOVED AND RESTARTED RIGHT HAND" ORIGINAL IV SITE: LEFT ANTECUBITAL SPACE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108671 | INFUSOMAT SPACE | INFUSION PUMP | FRN | B.BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 MO | Other |