Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Alaris PCA

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por CareFusion 303, Inc..

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    78588
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0323-2018
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2017-11-17
  • Estado del evento
    Open, Classified
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=159840
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Pump, infusion, pca - Product Code MEA
  • Causa
    The syringe plunger grippers may fail to automatically close around the syringe plunger press when the gripper control knob has been closed.
  • Acción
    The recalling firm issued "Medical Device Safety Notification, dated November 17, 2017, via UPS. The letter describes the potential issue, affected products, potential risks, and required action for the users. The actions noted that clinicians can continue to use the device and follow the Alaris System User Manual for proper loading of the syringe. Per the manual, clinicians should ensure the plunger grippers lock and hold the syringe plunger in place. The Biomedical Engineering can detect if the device has this issue and if the issue described occurs, the user is to contact BD Support Center or email them to schedule service of the device at the BD Service Depot. Enclosed with the notification letter was a list of affected serial numbers, an excerpt from the user manual to "Prepare Syringe and Administration Set (Syringe Module)", and a customer response card to be returned via mail, email or FAX to confirm the notification has been received. For further questions, please call (858) 617-5977.

Device

Device Recall Alaris PCA
  • Modelo / Serial
    UDI 10885403812002. Product involved are those devices manufactured and/or serviced between 5/1/2013 through 4/30/2017.
  • Clasificación del producto
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution. There was also government and military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Mexico, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and South Africa.
  • Descripción del producto
    Alaris PCA Pump, Model 8120. The firm name on the label is CareFusion. || The Alaris Syringe Pump module and Alaris PCA module are infusion pump modules for the Alaris System. The syringe pump and PCA pump delivers medication or fluids in a manner similar to current syringe pumps on the market. The modules are indicated for use on adults, pediatrics and neonates for continuous or intermittent delivery through clinically acceptable routes of administration such as intravenous, subcutaneous or epidural. The Alaris Syringe pump and PCA modules can be connected to the Alaris PC unit which is the central programming, monitoring, and power supply component for the Alaris System. The syringe pump and PCA pump uses standard, plastic piston syringes and single-use administration sets with luer-lock connectors.
  • Manufacturer
    CareFusion 303, Inc.

Manufacturer

CareFusion 303, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    CareFusion 303, Inc., 10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92121-4386
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Source
    USFDA