Events

Safety Alert for ABBOTT ACCLAIM ENCORE INFUSION PUMPS

According to Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), this safety alert involved a device in Brazil that was produced by LABORATÓRIOS ABBOTT PRODUTOS HOSPITALARES.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    22
  • Date
    2001-05-14
  • Event Country
    Brazil
  • Event Source
    ANVISA
  • Event Source URL
    http://www.anvisa.gov.br/sistec/alerta/consultaralerta.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Extra notes in the data
    UNTIL THIS DATE DOES NOT CONSERT PRODUCT REGISTRATION IN BRAZIL
  • Reason
    After an incorrect load of the pump administration package during operator training, the reference pump consistently restricts liquid release. the pump alarm was not sound to alert user of the problem. not ho.
  • Action
    ECRI RECOMMENDS: (1) DO NOT BUY THE PUMP BECAUSE THERE IS PROBLEM POSITIONING THE PUMP MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY, WHICH MAY CAUSE PATIENT SAFETY AT RISK. (2) IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED THIS PUMP, YOU MUST RETURN IT TO THE MANUFACTURER, BE REFUNDED OR EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER MODEL. IF YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO USE THIS PUMP, ECRI RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING: 1. ALERT STAFF IF THERE WAS INCORRECT CHARGING, THE PUMP ADMINISTRATION SET MAY RESTRICT THE RELEASE OF LIQUID OR EVEN FAIL TO RELEASE IT. IN ADDITION, IN THIS OCCASION, THE ALARM MAY NOT WORK TO NOTICE STAFF. 2O. ENSURE THAT ALL YOUR PERSONNEL WILL BE COMPLETELY TRAINED IN INSTALLING THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION. 3 MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED TO VERIFY THAT THE ADMINISTRATION PIPE ASSEMBLY IS NOT STRETCHED AND THAT IS SECURELY COUPLED IN THE PUMP CHANNEL BEFORE CLOSING THE DOOR. 4 TRAIN YOUR PERSONNEL TO CHECK THE FLOW OF THE DROPS IN THE PUMP ADMINISTRATION CHAMBER, BEFORE LEAVING.

Device

ABBOTT ACCLAIM ENCORE INFUSION PUMPS

Manufacturer

LABORATÓRIOS ABBOTT PRODUTOS HOSPITALARES
  • Source
    ANVSANVISA