Spontaneous; per patient he was woken by 'no disposable' error on his pump.Patient mixed a new cassette and had begun infusing prior to being connected and was no longer experiencing the error.Confirmed pump was not disturbed in a way during sleep which may have dislodged the cassette.Patient was in a hurry to get off the phone as the problem was resolved soi was unable to troubleshoot the potentially defective cassette further.Describe in detail any, and all damage to the cassette: no damage reported.This incident has not happened within the past 6 months.This patient has not reported a pump malfunction within the past 6 months.No additional info, details, or dates available.Pump return tracking information is not available.Photographs were not provided.This is a continuous infusion.Set flow rate and volume delivered are unknown.Position of the pump when alarm occurred is unknown.Did the reported product fault occur while in use with the pt? yes; did the product issue cause or contribute to pt or clinical injury? no; is the actual cassette available for investigation? unk; did we [mfr] replace the cassette? not as of this writing; did the pt have add'l cassettes they were able to switch to? yes.If yes, was the pt able to successfully continue their infusion? yes; what is the outcome of the event? appears resolved.Reported to (b)(6) by pt/caregiver.
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