FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VOCSN

MDR report key: 12713911 · Received October 28, 2021

Report

Report Number
3013095415-2021-00637
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 28, 2021
Date of Event
October 5, 2021
Report Date
October 5, 2021
Manufacturer
VENTEC LIFE SYSTEMS, INC
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K162877
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

VENTEC PROVIDED THE REPORTER, A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RT), WITH CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE RT ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ADD SUPPLEMENTAL O2 VIA THE LOW PRESSURE INLET WHERE POSSIBLE. VENTEC ALSO PROVIDED THE RT WITH ADDITIONAL REFERENCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR USING THE VOCSN DEVICE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO VENTEC FOR EVALUATION. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO VENTEC THAT THE DEVICE IS ONLY ACHIEVING 80-85% FIO2 WHEN IT'S SET TO 100%. THE REPORTER, A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RT), ADVISED THAT PATIENTS HAVE BEEN DESATURATING AND THAT PULMONOLOGISTS AT THE FACILITY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT PATIENT OUTCOMES. THE RT FURTHER ADVISED THAT THEY HAD VERIFIED THAT THERE WASN'T LOW PRESSURE INLETS IN PLACE, AND THAT THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH "NUMEROUS DEVICES" AT THEIR FACILITY. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE PATIENT OR THE EVENT PROVIDED BY THE REPORTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INITIAL REPORTER ALSO DID NOT PROVIDE THE DEVICE'S SERIAL NUMBER. AS A RESULT, MODEL NUMBER, CATALOG NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER AND UDI NUMBER ARE "UNKNOWN", AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING DATE SECTION SHALL BE LEFT BLANK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1612134 VOCSN VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK VENTEC LIFE SYSTEMS, INC UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention