Events

Safety Alert for Kangaroo enteral feeding pumps

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Kendall, A Division Of Tyco Healthcare Group Lp || Covidien Anteriormente Kendall- Kenmex || Nellcor Puritan Bennett S.A. De C.V. || Jabil Circuit Singapore Pte. Ltd. || Covidien Llc. || Covidien, Anteriormente Registrado Como Nellcor Puritan || Bennett México S.A. De C.V. || Covidien Medical Products (Shanghai) Manufacturing Llc.

What is this?

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
    R1604-169 Kangaroo-Connect-Enteral-Feeding-Pump-Covidien-LLC-
  • Event Number
    2008EBC-0002096-R1
  • Date
    2016-04-26
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=145
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 recall data from the U.S. and Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer reports that the occlusion alarm is not activated as expected due to a software anomaly, possibly causing dehydration or hypoglycaemia, leading to potentially adverse events in patients.

Device

Kangaroo enteral feeding pumps

Manufacturer

Kendall, A Division Of Tyco Healthcare Group Lp || Covidien Anteriormente Kendall- Kenmex || Nell...
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA