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MalfunctionLDR

ELECTRONIC INFUSION PUMP

Received Mar 9, 2023 · Event occurred Feb 11, 2023

Report 3011270181-2023-00016 · MDR key 16517984

Device

Generic name

Electronic Infusion Pumps & Systems

Model number

220326

Catalog number

N/A

Lot number

E913601

Product problems

  • Excess Flow or Over-Infusion
  • Excess Flow or Over-Infusion

Patient

65 YR · Female

  • Numbness
  • Numbness

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER, E913601, IN THIS COMPLAINT WAS REVIEWED AND THE MATERIAL WAS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES AND MET THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 08-MAY-2023 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT(B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21CFR803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE ACTUAL COMPLAINT PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IS IN-PROGRESS. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 09-MAR-2023 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21CFR803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem

FILL VOLUME: UNKNOWN. FLOW RATE: UNKNOWN. PROCEDURE: UNKNOWN. CATHPLACE: UNKNOWN. INFUSION START DATE: (B)(6) 2023. IT WAS REPORTED "APPROXIMATELY 300CC OF FLUID IN THE BAG AND WHEN I WOKE UP EARLY THE NEXT MORNING AROUND 4AM THE BAG WAS EMPTY. INITIALLY THE INSIDE OF HER LEG FROM GROIN TO ANKLE WAS NUMB BUT CURRENTLY THE NUMBNESS IS RESOLVING." THE PATIENT DENIED ANY SIGN AND SYMPTOMS OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC TOXICITY: NO RINGING IN EARS, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, DIZZINESS, ETC.