HAMILTON MEDICAL AG
Report
- Report Number
- 3001421318-2023-11181
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 5, 2023
- Date of Event
- August 3, 2022
- Report Date
- September 4, 2023
- Manufacturer
- HAMILTON MEDICAL AG
- Product Code
- CBK
- UDI-DI
- 00730002856789
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SZ
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
SINCE THE COMPLAINT IN QUESTION WAS SUBMITTED TO HAMILTON MEDICAL AG MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO, NO ATTEMPTS WILL BE PERFORMED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR CORRECTION WILL BE PERFORMED EXCEPT THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE. IN FUTURE HAMILTON MEDICAL AG WILL REPORT AN EVENT SIMILAR TO THIS ISSUE AS IT WILL BE DEEMED A REPORTABLE EVENT. THE ALLEGATION IN THIS COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A COMPLAINT. WITH THIS INVESTIGATION IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE FAILED TO MEET ITS SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WHILE THE VENTILATOR WAS USED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM BETWEEN VENTILATOR UNIT (VU) AND INTERACTION PANEL (IP). IN CONSEQUENCE (CORRECTION) THE COMMUNICATION CABLE BETWEEN VU & IP, VU ESM BOARD AND THE IP ESM BOARD WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OR USER HARM REPORTED.
GOOD DAY MR. WEIBEL, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT CHUV ON (B)(6) 2022: "WHILE TRANSPORTING THE PATIENT TO THE FACILITY (TO PERFORM A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN), THE WHITE SCREEN VENTILATOR TURNED OFF WITHOUT TRIGGERING AN ALARM. THE S1 VENTILATOR WAS SET ASIDE AND ANALYZED BY BIOMEDICAL MAINTENANCE. IN THEIR OPINION, IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RJ45 CABLE DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE VENTILATOR. PRODUCT NAME : VENTILATOR HAMILTON S1 SERIAL NO: (B)(6) A REPORT WILL BE MADE TO SWISSMEDIC (IT IS A SERIOUS INCIDENT, BUT WITHOUT HARM TO THE PATIENT WHO WAS VENTILATED WITH THE BALLOON DURING THE TIME BETWEEN THE VENTILATOR CHANGE). THANK YOU FOR USING THE ADDRESS (B)(6) IN THE CC OF THIS EMAIL FOR ANY COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. TRANSLATED WITH WWW.DEEPL.COM/TRANSLATOR (FREE VERSION).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1167140 | HAMILTON MEDICAL AG | HAMILTON-S1 | CBK | HAMILTON MEDICAL AG | HAMILTON-S1 | 00730002856789 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |