ALARIS® PUMP MODULE ADMINISTRATION SET
Report
- Report Number
- 9616066-2018-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 8, 2018
- Date of Event
- November 27, 2017
- Report Date
- December 12, 2017
- Manufacturer
- CAREFUSION
- Product Code
- FPA
- PMA / PMN Number
- K944320
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, THE AFFECTED PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH INVESTIGATION RESULTS SHOULD THE DEVICES BE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION.
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 250ML BAXTER EXACTAMIX REF (B)(4), LOT NUMBER 6001137, EXP 2020-09; GREEN CUROS SWAB CAP. THE CUSTOMER¿S REPORT THAT THE LASIX INFUSED FASTER THAN EXPECTED WAS DEFINITIVELY NOT CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION (INCLUDING MICROSCOPIC) SHOWED NO DAMAGE OR ANOMALIES ON THE SET AND IT'S COMPONENTS. NO LEAKS OR OTHER ISSUES WERE OBSERVED ON THE SUSPECT PRIMARY SET DURING FUNCTIONAL AND PRESSURE TESTING. THE SET DELIVERED THE CORRECT VOLUME ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAMMED INFUSION AND THE SAFETY CLAMP FUNCTIONED AS EXPECTED WHEN THE PUMP DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED. ALTHOUGH THE EVENT DESCRIPTION DID NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER THE LASIX WAS A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY INFUSION, THE SET WAS MATED TO A LABORATORY SECONDARY SET TO SIMULATE A SECONDARY INFUSION. DURING THIS TEST INFUSION, FLUID WAS OBSERVED TO TRAVEL PAST THE CHECK VALVE AND INTO THE PRIMARY BAG INDICATING A FAULTY CHECK VALVE. THE CHECK VALVE COMPONENT WAS SENT TO THE SUPPLIER FOR ADDITIONAL EVALUATION WHERE NO PARTICULATE OR OTHER OBSERVABLE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CHECK VALVE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. THE ROOT CAUSE THAT THE LASIX INFUSED FASTER THAN EXPECTED WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT LASIX INFUSED FASTER THAN EXPECTED. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE USER TROUBLESHOT AN ¿AIL¿ ALARM, AND THE MODULE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE BIOMED INTERNAL HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED NO ISSUES WITH DEVICE TESTING, AND FOUND IN THE LOG REVIEW THAT THE MODULE DOOR WAS OPEN FOR 88 SECONDS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION SET WAS REQUESTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15180 | ALARIS® PUMP MODULE ADMINISTRATION SET | SET, ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVASCULAR | FPA | CAREFUSION | 2420-0007 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |