Events

Safety Alert for INSULIN INFUSION PUMPS: (1) H-TRON, (2) H-TRONPLUS V100

According to Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA), this safety alert involved a device in Brazil that was produced by SISTEMAS AG DISETRONIC MEDICAL.

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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
    24
  • 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
    Ecri checked water into the insulin pump h-tronplus v100 was registered as "water test" for surface activities. this results in a case of infusion of the quantity equivalent to 8 days of treatment in just 45 minutes. the patient.
  • Action
    SEE THE CHARTER AND SUPPLEMENT OF THE MANUAL ON THE INTERNET: HTTP://WWW.DISETRONI-USA.COM ECRI AND THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMEND: (1) AVOID THAT BOTH PUMPS MINE. REMOVE THEM BEFORE BEGINING ACTIVITIES THAT SUBMIT THEM. (2) FOLLOW THE CHART INSTRUCTIONS, ONLY SWITCH THE POWER PACKS IN THE DRY ENVIRONMENT. WHILE REPLACING THE BATTERIES, MAKE SURE THE BLACK RING IS INSTALLED AND PROPERLY SEATED. (3) IF THE PUMP IS EVILUAL, BE INSPECTED TO CHECK THAT THEIR OPERATION IS CORRECT AND WATER INLET. BE ALERT TO SYMPTOMS OF SUPER-INFUSION: NERVOUS, HYPOTHERMIA, HEADACHE AND CONFUSION, SOME SEASONS OF CONVULSIONS AND EAT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER ON PHONE 0021-1-763-795-2000.

Device

INSULIN INFUSION PUMPS: (1) H-TRON, (2) H-TRONPLUS V100

Manufacturer

SISTEMAS AG DISETRONIC MEDICAL
  • Source
    ANVSANVISA