FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
RADIANT WARMER
MDR report key: 104369
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Received July 9, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- MW1011655
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 9, 1997
- Date of Event
- June 25, 1997
- Report Date
- June 30, 1997
- Manufacturer
- AIR-SHIELDS, INC.
- Product Code
- FMT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- SD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
INFANT WARMER HAD BEEN PLACED ON SERVO MODE - HEATER QUIT. IT WOULD START AGAIN ONLY WHEN TURNED ON AND OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS HAD HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. INFANTS MAY EXPERIENCE COLD STRESS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS REPEATEDLY. AIR SHIELDS WAS NOTIFIED BY VENDOR AND APPROVED IT BEING PLACED BACK INTO OPERATION. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE BEFORE AND THERE IS CONCERN OF FUTURE PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE OF A MORE SERIOUS NATURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADIANT WARMER | RADIANT WARMER | FMT | AIR-SHIELDS, INC. | RW 81- 1 | SERIES: 00 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 DAY | Other | INFANTS USING WARMERS USUALLY HAVE IV FLUIDS| WITH PUMPS..OTHER EQUIPMENT VARIES WITH EACH CASE. |