FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FETAL MONITOR

MDR report key: 17273 · Received October 28, 1994

Report

Report Number
MW1003855
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 28, 1994
Date of Event
October 11, 1994
Report Date
October 20, 1994
Manufacturer
COROMETRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
KXN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MONITOR POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. MOTHER WITH HIGH RISK DUE TO PREECLAMPSIA, WAS ON PITOCIN AND MGSO4 IV'S ONGOING. EXTERNAL FETAL MONITOR INDICATED DECELERATIONS. IUPC PLACED ON AND IUPC CABLE SWITCHES NOT CONNECTING WELL, ADJUSTED, EPIDURAL PLACEMENT DONE; MACHINE APPEARED TO BE SKIPPING WHEN MARKING FHR. EXTERNAL MONITOR REAPPLIED AND DIFFERENT FHR OBTAINED; NURSING INTERVENTIONS PERFORMED DUE TO FHR. A SECOND INTERNAL MONITORING UNIT WAS OBTAINED AND NON-REASSURING FHR WAS CONFIRMED; C-SECTION PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FETAL MONITOR FETAL MONITOR KXN COROMETRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 115

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other