FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NI

MDR report key: 11356071 · Received February 20, 2021

Report

Report Number
2080783-2021-00094
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 20, 2021
Date of Event
January 22, 2021
Report Date
February 20, 2021
Manufacturer
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
Product Code
OLT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DOCTOR REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS SEIZING AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOTE INTO THE ACQUISITION EEG UNIT TO VIEW THE EEG IN PROGRESS. THEY WERE USING A RDP (REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL) INTO A REVIEW STATION THAT IS 20 MILES FROM THEIR HOME. BY CONNECTING TO A REVIEW STATION, THE USER CAN THEN CONNECT TO THE ACQUISITION EEG THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE PATIENT AND DOING THE PHYSICAL EEG MONITORING ON THE PATIENT. NIHON KOHDEN TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TECH SUPPORT) WAS ABLE TO REMOTE INTO THE DOCTOR'S MACHINE AND OBSERVE THE ISSUE. NWB (NUEROWORKBENCH) WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE DATABASE. TECH SUPPORT OPENED SERVICES AND BOTH SQL SERVICES WERE NOT RUNNING. TECH SUPPORT STARTED THE SERVICES AND RELAUNCHED NWB; AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE CUSTOMER WOULD NOT LET TECH SUPPORT FURTHER TROUBLESHOOT TO SEE WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED TO TURNED OFF THE SQL. ATTEMPT #1: 02/01/2021- EMAILED CUSTOMER VIA MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR ALL ITEMS UNDER THE NO INFORMATION SECTION. NO REPLY WAS RECEIVED. ATTEMPT #2: 02/18/2021 - EMAILED CUSTOMER VIA MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR ALL ITEMS UNDER THE NO INFORMATION SECTION. NO REPLY WAS RECEIVED. ATTEMPT #3: 02/19/2021 - EMAILED CUSTOMER VIA MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR ALL ITEMS UNDER THE NO INFORMATION SECTION. THE CUSTOMER REPLIED BACK WITH OTHER ISSUES AND DID NOT PROVIDE PATIENT OR ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION: CONCOMITANT MEDICAL DEVICE FIELD CONTAINS NO INFORMATION (NI), AS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION WERE MADE, BUT NOT PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DOCTOR REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS SEIZING AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMOTE INTO THE ACQUISITION EEG UNIT TO VIEW THE EEG IN PROGRESS. THEY WERE USING A RDP (REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL) INTO A REVIEW STATION THAT IS 20 MILES FROM THEIR HOME. BY CONNECTING TO A REVIEW STATION, THE USER CAN THEN CONNECT TO THE ACQUISITION EEG THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE PATIENT AND DOING THE PHYSICAL EEG MONITORING ON THE PATIENT. NIHON KOHDEN TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TECH SUPPORT) WAS ABLE TO REMOTE INTO THE DOCTOR'S MACHINE AND OBSERVE THE ISSUE. NWB (NUEROWORKBENCH) WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE DATABASE. TECH SUPPORT OPENED SERVICES AND BOTH SQL SERVICES WERE NOT RUNNING. TECH SUPPORT STARTED THE SERVICES AND RELAUNCHED NWB; AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
252835 NI NEUROFAX ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH OLT NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION NI NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1