FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FUKUDA DENSHI

MDR report key: 1401918 · Received June 4, 2009

Report

Report Number
MW5011476
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 4, 2009
Date of Event
May 29, 2009
Report Date
June 4, 2009
Manufacturer
FUKUDA DENSHI USA INC.
Product Code
DRT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

POSSIBLE DELAY IN INITIATING A CODE RESPONSE. RT WEANED PT FROM VENT 15 MINS PRIOR TO EVENT, STEPPED OUT OF ROOM AND UPON RETURN TO DRAW ABG, FOUND PATIENT UNRESPONSIVE AND BEDSIDE MONITOR WITH ALL ZEROS. NO AUDIBLE ALARMS NOTED. MAIN DESK MONITOR CHECKED AND NOTED THAT THE HEART RATE ALARM WAS OFF AND WHEN TURNED ON AT THE NURSING STATION, THE ALARM TURNED ITSELF OFF IMMEDIATELY. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. FUKUDA WAS CALLED AND GUIDED THROUGH THE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CONFIGURATION FOR HEART RATE ALARM SOURCE WAS SET ON SPO2 AND NOT ON ECG ON THE BEDSIDE MONITOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FUKUDA DENSHI BEDSIDE PATIENT MONITOR DRT FUKUDA DENSHI USA INC. DS-7300

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Life Threatening