This poster highlights the types of problems with infusion pumps that should be reported to us, and how to report them.
Any incident that caused or had the potential to cause serious injury to the patient or user including those where an alarm is activated. Examples include:
- over-infusion
- under-infusion
- false occlusion or air-in-line alarm
- air in line
- free flow or no flow
- fluid ingress
- battery/contact problems (e.g. during transportation)
- electric shock
- software problems -display irregularities, error codes
- user interface problems e.g. keypad failures
- maintenance issues – recurring problems
- poor instructions for use
- difficult to set up or use
- leakage
- suspected tampering to rule out device faults
You can download and print the poster from the PDF below.
Our updated document 'Infusion systems DB2003(02) v2.0' has more detailed information.
If you have any queries, please send us an email: dts@mhra.gsi.gov.uk
Infusion pumps - reporting adverse incidents 
