FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ESPRIT VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 1253279 · Received December 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
2031642-2008-00237
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 9, 2008
Date of Event
November 14, 2008
Report Date
November 14, 2008
Manufacturer
RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC.
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K981072
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE THE VENTILATOR WAS IN USE ON PATIENT THE MONITOR WENT GRAY AND THE VENTILATOR ALARMED AND STOPPED VENTILATING. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CUSTOMER REPORTED EVENT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTED DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE VENTILATOR'S LOG HISTORY INDICATING AN OXYGEN VALVE STUCK CLOSED. UPON DETECTION OF AN OXYGEN VALVE STUCK CLOSED, THE VENTILATOR WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION USING AN AIR GAS SOURCE. THE VENTILATOR WILL ALARM UPON OCCURRENCE OF AN O2 VALVE STUCK CLOSED. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REPORT THE OCCURRENCE DURING ANY PREVIOUS USAGE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MAIN BOARD PCB AND CPU BOARD PCB AS A PRECAUTION BASED ON THOSE FINDINGS. APPLICABLE FINAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND ALL TESTING PASSED PER OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ESPRIT VENTILATOR VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS CBK RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC. V1000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1