FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS® PUMP MODULE

MDR report key: 9546733 · Received January 3, 2020

Report

Report Number
2016493-2020-00052
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 3, 2020
Date of Event
November 15, 2019
Report Date
December 13, 2019
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION
Product Code
FRN
UDI-DI
10885403810015
PMA / PMN Number
K133532
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE REPORTED ISSUE THAT A HEPARIN INFUSION HAD OVER INFUSED COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED OR DUPLICATED. THE LOG ANALYSIS DID CONFIRM A HEPARIN INFUSION HAD BEEN MANUALLY TERMINATED EARLY ON THE DATE OF (B)(6) 2019; HOWEVER THE CAUSE FOR ITS EARLY TERMINATION COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE LOG. TESTING OF THE PUMP MODULE FOUND IT TO BE INFUSING WITHIN SPECIFICATION WITHOUT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF UNREGULATED FLOW OCCURRING. THE PUMP MODULE¿S PLATEN ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING ITS UPPER SPRING BUTTON CAP AND SPRING; HOWEVER, THIS WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR THE REPORTED INFUSION EXPERIENCE. A ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED HEPARIN OVER INFUSION COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVELY IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED FROM THE MEDICAL INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING A NSTEMI. DURING A HEPARIN INFUSION, THE SYSTEM OVER INFUSED WHICH LEAD TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF VITAMIN K TO THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO LASTING EFFECT TO THE PATIENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND AN EVALUATION IS PENDING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED FROM THE MEDICAL INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING A NSTEMI. DURING A HEPARIN INFUSION, THE SYSTEM OVER INFUSED WHICH LEAD TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF VITAMIN K TO THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO LASTING EFFECT TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
9312 ALARIS® PUMP MODULE PUMP, INFUSION FRN CAREFUSION 8100 10885403810015

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention 8100, THERAPY DATE (B)(6) 2019.| PRI TUBING, 8015, THERAPY DATE UNKNOWN