FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CARESCAPE CENTRAL STATION
MDR report key: 11663570
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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 |