FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARESCAPE CENTRAL STATION

MDR report key: 11663570 · Received April 14, 2021

Report

Report Number
11663570
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 14, 2021
Date of Event
March 18, 2021
Report Date
April 7, 2021
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
DQK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CENTRAL STATION WAS REPORTED TO HAVE GONE DARK AND BIOMED WAS CALLED. A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN TURNED THE CENTRAL OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. UPON TURNING THE DEVICE BACK ON THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AND THE DEVICE SMOKED. THE DEVICE WAS UNPLUGGED AND REMOVED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY SMELLED OF SMOKE, HAD SCORCH MARKS, AND A DEFORMED COMPONENT. THE FUSES WERE ALSO SWAPPED ALTHOUGH NEITHER FUSE FAILED DURING THE POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FAILURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
562985 CARESCAPE CENTRAL STATION COMPUTER, DIAGNOSTIC, PROGRAMMABLE DQK GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V2 INTEGRATED MAI 700

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1