FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER

MDR report key: 1241910 · Received November 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
2124823-2008-00088
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 19, 2008
Date of Event
October 26, 2008
Report Date
November 19, 2008
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE
Product Code
DSI
PMA / PMN Number
K053356
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN 2008, AT 7 AM, THE CIC ALLEGEDLY SHIFTED THE PATIENTS FROM ONE CIC TO ANOTHER CIC IN THE SAME CARE UNIT. THE TIME ON ALL MC DEVICES WAS NOT UPDATING, AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 7:01 AM TO 8:06 AM. NO PT INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE REPORTED EVENT IS RELATED TO A CONDITION WHERE THE TIME MASTER (ONE CIC) ON THE UNITY NETWORK BROADCASTS TIME CHANGES AND THE OTHER NETWORKED CICS REFLECT THESE CHANGES, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE TIME REQUESTS AND EXCESSIVE NETWORK TRAFFIC. THE CONDITION CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF MONITORING ON THE UNITY NETWORK, WHICH MAY DELAY RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF A CRITICAL PT EVENT. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE REPORTED OCCURRENCE IS STILL ONGOING. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER CENTRAL MONITORING SYSTEM DSI GE HEALTHCARE 2019989-003

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1