FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

INOGEN ONE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR

MDR report key: 1456268 · Received August 26, 2009

Report

Report Number
3004672275-2009-00001
Event Type
Death
Date Received
August 26, 2009
Date of Event
May 7, 2009
Report Date
August 27, 2009
Manufacturer
INOGEN, INC.
Product Code
CAW
PMA / PMN Number
K032818
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM A HOSPITAL, THE PATIENT BOARDED AN AIRCRAFT. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT, THE PATIENT WAS NOT ABLE TO POWER THE DEVICE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROVIDED THE PATIENT OXYGEN FOR THE REMAINING 1 1/2 HOURS OF THE FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, THE PATIENT WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS, BUT WENT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONTINUED TO USE THE DEVICE, BUT HAD TO STOP TWICE BECAUSE THE PRODUCT ALARMED. THE NEXT DAY, THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY ONE WEEK LATER WHILE HOSPITALIZED FOR PNEUMONIA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INOGEN ONE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR CAW INOGEN, INC. IO-100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death