FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAC VU 360 RESTING ECG ANALYSIS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 17712371 · Received September 8, 2023

Report

Report Number
3008729547-2023-00008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 8, 2023
Date of Event
August 10, 2023
Report Date
January 9, 2024
Manufacturer
CRITIKON DE MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Product Code
DPS
PMA / PMN Number
K173830
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BLOCK G1: CONTACT EMAIL CHANGED AND EMAIL UPDATED. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A THERMAL RUNAWAY DUE TO THE SUDDEN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN A CELL OF THE TOTEX BATTERY. THIS RESULTED IN THE MAC VU360 EXPLODING. CONSEQUENTLY, A PATIENT WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE BY DEBRIS. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED FOR THE INJURES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND EXAMINED BY A CLINICIAN FROM AN EYE CLINIC WHICH IT WAS REPORTED, THE INJURES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS. DETAILS OF THE MEDICAL TREATMENT WERE NOT PROVIDED TO GEHC. THIS INCIDENT IS UNIQUE TO GEHC AS NO OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DESIGN DEFICIENCY OF THE DEVICE IDENTIFIED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BLOCK A1, A2 AND A4 : PATIENT INFORMATION NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. BLOCK D4: UDI (B)(4). GE HEALTHCARE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. LEGAL MANUFACTURER: HCS RESEARCH PARK - 9900 INNOVATION DRIVE USA WAUWATOSA, WI 53226.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A PATIENT/USER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM A REPORTED FIRE/EXPLOSION FROM A MAC VU360.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
510282 MAC VU 360 RESTING ECG ANALYSIS SYSTEM ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH DPS CRITIKON DE MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V. 2030360-001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Male Required Intervention