FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VITALCONNECT

MDR report key: 10116393 · Received June 3, 2020

Report

Report Number
3010830833-2020-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 3, 2020
Date of Event
May 20, 2020
Report Date
May 28, 2020
Manufacturer
VITALCONNECT, INC.
Product Code
DRG
UDI-DI
00850490007139
PMA / PMN Number
K193343
Removal / Correction Number
C3010830833-05292020-001
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ACCORDING TO INITIAL REPORTER: "THIS IS A PILOT AND IS BEING USED IN PARALLEL TO MANUAL COLLECTION OF VITAL SIGNS AS A VALIDATION PHASE OF THE PROJECT, THEREFORE THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT CARE, INCREASED MONITORING REQUIRED, OR ADVERSE OUTCOMES." A SOFTWARE DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT, WHICH MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A MALFUNCTION; THEREFORE, A CORRECTION HAS BEEN INITIATED. NOTIFICATION TO AFFECTED USERS WAS INITIATED ON 05/21/2020. WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETION OF CORRECTION BY END OF MAY 2020. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER NOTICED A PATIENT HAD A LOWERED SPO2 READING THAT SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED A VISTACENTER NOTIFICATION TO THE CARE TEAM, BUT NO NOTIFICATION WAS FOUND. THE PATIENT'S OXYGEN SATURATION RECOVERED, BUT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOW, EXPOSING THE PATIENT TO POTENTIAL HYPOXIA FOR A SHORT WINDOW OF TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
577823 VITALCONNECT VISTACENTER DRG VITALCONNECT, INC. VISTACENTER N/A 00850490007139

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR