A distributor of infutronix received a complaint from a patient, who reported the pump was dropped and it started leaking.Pump was powered down and the cassette was removed to evaluate.On the cassette, it was observed that the tubing at the distal end of the cassette had come loose and separated.This is the area of the leak.Patient was instructed to call her doctor to see if they could swap out tubing or obtain alternative pain management.Device operator was a patient.Medication being infused was unknown.No patient injury reported.The contract manufacturer of the affected device is podo xingda (tianjin) medical co.Ltd.
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