DREAMSTATION CPAP
Report
- Report Number
- 2518422-2022-67163
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 1, 2022
- Date of Event
- September 10, 2021
- Report Date
- August 11, 2023
- Manufacturer
- RESPIRONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- BZD
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131982
- Removal / Correction Number
- RES 88058
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVED INFORMATION ALLEGING A CPAP DEVICE'S SOUND ABATEMENT FOAM BECAME DEGRADED AND CAUSED A PATIENT TO HAVE HEADACHES, IRRITATION IN HER NOSE, NAUSEA. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF SERIOUS OR PERMANENT PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S QUALITY PRODUCT INVESTIGATION LABORATORY FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER VISUALLY INSPECTED THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTS OF THE DEVICE AND FOUND DUST/DIRT CONTAMINATION INCONSISTENT WITH DEGRADED SOUND ABATEMENT FOAM WAS OBSERVED THROUGHOUT DEVICE ENCLOSURE, AND AIRPATH, SUGGESTING A SOURCE EXTERNAL TO THE DEVICE. SLIGHT BLACK CONTAMINATION AT THE BLOWER SEAL OF THE BLOWER BOX IS CONSISTENT WITH THE KERATIN CONTAMINATION OBSERVED IN ER 2243857 (V1). EVIDENCE OF WATER INGRESS FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOWER BOX. THE DEVICE'S EVENT LOGS WERE DOWNLOADED AND REVIEWED BY MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER FOUND ONE ERROR CODE. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDES THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SOUND ABATEMENT FOAM DEGRADATION/BREAKDOWN WAS OBSERVED IN THIS DEVICE. SECTION H6 UPDATED IN THIS REPORT.
THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVED INFORMATION ALLEGING HEADACHES, IRRITATION IN HER NOSE, NAUSEA, RELATED TO A CPAP DEVICE'S SOUND ABATEMENT FOAM. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2935792 | DREAMSTATION CPAP | VENTILATOR, NON-CONTINUOUS (RESPIRATOR) | BZD | RESPIRONICS, INC. | DSX200H11 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |