FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CNS-6801A

MDR report key: 12340373 · Received August 18, 2021

Report

Report Number
2080783-2021-01616
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 18, 2021
Date of Event
July 20, 2021
Report Date
August 18, 2021
Manufacturer
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
Product Code
MHX
UDI-DI
04931921131640
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER (BME) REPORTED THAT THEY REBOOTED THEY CENTRAL NURSE'S STATION (CNS) AS A PART OF THE MONTHLY RESET ON THE CNS SYSTEMS TO KEEP THEM RUNNING CORRECTLY. WHEN THEY DID THAT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT 4 TELEMETRY TRANSMITTERS WERE NOT SHOWING UP ON THE CNS. WHILE NIHON KOHDEN TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TECH SUPPORT) WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE CUSTOMER, THEY STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNITS STARTED TO CHANGE BED NAMES AND WAVEFORMS THAT WERE BEING DISPLAYED WERE NO LONGER SEEN ON THE BED THEY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION LOSS MESSAGE PRESENT. TECH SUPPORT CALLED THE CUSTOMER TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE BEFORE SENDING TICKET TO NIHON KOHDEN COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS SUPPORT (CITS). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE HOSPITAL'S IT STAFF REBOOTED THE UNIFIED GATEWAY SERVER AND THAT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED. ATTEMPT #1 07/22/2021 EMAILED CUSTOMER VIA MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR ALL ITEMS UNDER THE NO INFORMATION SECTION. THE CUSTOMER RESPONDED BACK WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS, BUT PATIENT INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL DEVICE: THE FOLLOWING DEVICE(S) WERE BEING USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CNS, BUT MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER INFORMATION WAS NOTED AS NO INFORMATION (NI), AS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION WERE MADE BUT INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. ATTEMPT #1 07/22/2021 EMAILED CUSTOMER VIA MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR ALL ITEMS UNDER THE NO INFORMATION SECTION. THE CUSTOMER RESPONDED BACK WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS, BUT PATIENT INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. TELEMETRY TRANSMITTER(S) - GZ SERIES MODEL: NI, SN: NI.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER (BME) REPORTED THAT THEY REBOOTED THEY CENTRAL NURSE'S STATION (CNS) AS A PART OF THE MONTHLY RESET ON THE CNS SYSTEMS TO KEEP THEM RUNNING CORRECTLY. WHEN THEY DID THAT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT 4 TELEMETRY TRANSMITTERS WERE NOT SHOWING UP ON THE CNS. WHILE NIHON KOHDEN TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TECH SUPPORT) WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE CUSTOMER, THEY STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNITS STARTED TO CHANGE BED NAMES AND WAVEFORMS THAT WERE BEING DISPLAYED WERE NO LONGER SEEN ON THE BED THEY WERE ASSOCIATED WITH. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION LOSS MESSAGE PRESENT. TECH SUPPORT CALLED THE CUSTOMER TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE BEFORE SENDING TICKET TO NIHON KOHDEN COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS SUPPORT (CITS). THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE HOSPITAL'S IT STAFF REBOOTED THE UNIFIED GATEWAY SERVER AND THAT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1232223 CNS-6801A CENTRAL MONITOR SYSTEM MHX NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION CNS-6801A NA 04931921131640

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 GZ TELEMETRY TRANSMITTER(S)