FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHILIPS INFORMATION CENTER

MDR report key: 1012632 · Received March 11, 2008

Report

Report Number
1218950-2008-00149
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 11, 2008
Date of Event
February 21, 2008
Report Date
February 21, 2008
Manufacturer
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
DRT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

POST-INCIDENT, THE INVOLVED DEVICE WAS TESTED AND THE DEVICE TESTED TO SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING AUDIBLE ALARMS. LOGS WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED BY A PHILIPS PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEER (PSE). THE LOGS INDICATE THAT 9 RED ALARM EVENTS WERE PROVIDED BETWEEN 4:54 AM AND 5:22 AM WITH BOTH SILENCE AND SUSPEND USER ACTIONS TAKEN, SUPPORTING THAT STAFF WERE AWARE OF ALARM OCCURRENCES AND WERE INTERACTING WITH THE DEVICE AT THE TIME OF THE ALARMS. THE HOSPITAL CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HOSPITAL IS TAKING INTERNAL ACTION IN REGARDS TO THIS INCIDENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER STATED THEY DID NOT HEAR AN AUDIBLE ALARM WHEN A PT WAS IN V-TACH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHILIPS INFORMATION CENTER CENTRAL STATION MONITOR DRT PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS M3150B

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death