BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    MARQUETTE ELECTRONICS, INC.

    MDR report key: 157078 · Received March 18, 1998

    Report

    Report Number
    157078
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    March 18, 1998
    Date of Event
    February 27, 1998
    Report Date
    March 17, 1998
    Manufacturer
    MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Product Code
    MSX
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    User Facility report
    Reporter Location
    TX, US
    Reporter Occupation
    BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    RADIO TRANSMITTERS USED FOR CARDIAC MONITORING (TELEMETRY MONITORS) WERE OPERATING ON A PREVIOUSLY "UNUSED" TELEVISION BAND. THESE TRANSMITTERS LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE CENTRAL MONITORING STATION WHEN A NEARBY TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION TURNED ON THEIR NEW HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION (HDTV OR DTV). IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE HDTV WAS ASSIGNED TO THE SAME CHANNEL BAND. CARDIAC MONITORING COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED WHILE HDTV WAS BROADCASTING WITHIN THE SAME FREQUENCY BAND. THIS OCCURRED ON THE 13TH FLOOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY AND HEART TRANSPLANT NURSING UNIT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 MARQUETTE ELECTRONICS, INC. PHYSIOLOGIC MONITOR, TELEMETRY MSX MARQUETTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 7700, 9500 NI

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 * Other| R