FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

OXYLOG 2000

MDR report key: 1724366 · Received June 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
9611500-2010-00024
Event Type
Other
Date Received
June 11, 2010
Date of Event
April 16, 2010
Report Date
June 2, 2010
Manufacturer
DRAEGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KG
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K943531
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION OF THE (B)(6); BURNED PARTS OF THE DEVICE AND AMBULANCE CAR HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED. DURING AN ON-SITE MEETING AND INVESTIGATION WITH WITNESSES, USERS, POLICE AND DEVICE EXPERTS, NO ROOT-CAUSE OR CAUSAL CHAIN OF THE FIRE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. THE EVENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT OXYGEN MUST BE ASSUMED AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF THE FIRE. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION WILL BE REPORTED IN A FOLLOW-UP REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN A USER FACILITY REPORT IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT IN AN AMBULANCE CAR, THE TRANSPORT VENTILATOR FELL FROM ITS FIXATION ON THE WALL. THE VENTILATOR WAS NOT IN USE. AFTER THE TRANSPORT, THE DEVICE WAS CHECKED AND THE USER NOTED THAT WHILE CONNECTING THE DEVICE TO EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY, THE ACOUSTICAL AND OPTICAL SIGNALS OF THE DEVICE FAILED TO APPEAR. THE USER ASSUMED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF POWER SUPPLY OF THE AMBULANCE CAR AND CHECKED THE FUSES BEHIND DRIVER SEAT. SUDDENLY, HE NOTED UPCOMING FLAMES AND SMOKE BESIDE THE TRANSPORT VENTILATOR. EVEN WHILE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A 6KG POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THE AMBULANCE CAR AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMBULANCE STATION BURNED OUT. NO INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OXYLOG 2000 TRANSPORT VENTILATOR CBK DRAEGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Other