The user facility submitted medwatch (b)(4) for this event.A service history review was performed and revealed that the device has no previous service events; therefore, servicing did not cause or contribute to the reported event.The device was not received for evaluation; therefore, a device analysis could not be completed.Should additional relevant information become available, a supplemental report will be submitted.
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It was reported that a spectrum iq pump failed to infuse propofol as well as remifentanil at 114.3 ml/hour (volume and dose unknown) during therapy at the operating room.The patient was under anesthesia for an unspecified procedure and it was reported that during the procedure, the patient was observed to be moving and the anesthetic level was deepened with propofol (bispectral index monitoring was in progress and at appropriate levels for a general anesthetic throughout the case).After troubleshooting, it was determined that the remifentanil infusion was not actually infusing, despite having been properly programmed and starting the pump.The staff watched to make sure the pump was 'infusing: on the screen, however, verified that no drips were actually falling into the chamber.No medication appeared to have left the intravenous (iv) bag.The iv tubing and bag were removed from the pump and started on another infusion pump without issue.No additional information is available.
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