SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 1314492-2016-03518
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 13, 2016
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2016
- Report Date
- May 19, 2016
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
- Product Code
- FRN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042121
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
MANUFACTURER REF NO.: (B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO BAXTER AND AN EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED. DURING EVALUATION IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE MECHANISM SUB ASSEMBLY AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER 933467 WERE NOT ORIGINALLY INSTALLED INTO THIS PUMP. THE INSTALLED MECHANISM SUB ASSEMBLY AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY BELONG TO A DIFFERENT UNKNOWN DEVICE. REVIEW OF THE SERVICE HISTORY RECORD AND DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVEALED THAT THE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE: MECHANISM SUB ASSEMBLY (20120207-146) AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY (12038-83). THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THE MECHANISM SUB ASSEMBLY AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY WERE NOT ORIGINAL TO THE DEVICE AND WERE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375717 | SPECTRUM INFUSION PUMP | INFUSION PUMP | FRN | BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | 35700 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |