FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OHMEDA CARE PLUS INCUBATOR

MDR report key: 177129 · Received July 14, 1998

Report

Report Number
1121732-1998-00006
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 14, 1998
Report Date
June 15, 1998
Manufacturer
OHMEDA
Product Code
FMZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AS PART OF OHMEDA'S INVESTIGATION TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MDR 1121732-1998-00004, OHMEDA SERVICE EVALUATED ALL CARE PLUS SERVO HUMIDIFIERS IN THE HOSP WHERE THE EARLIER INCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THIS EVALUATION, THE SERVICE REP OBSERVED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE HAD BECOME DETATCHED FROM THE HEAT SINK AND HAD SOME BROWN DISCOLORATION ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LID. THIS WAS NOT THE SAME LEVEL OF FAILURE AS THE EARILIER REPORT, BUT INASMUCH AS IT EXHIBITED EARLY SIGNS OF THIS FAILURE, OHMEDA IS SUBMITTING THIS MEDWATCH REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OHMEDA CARE PLUS INCUBATOR INFANT INCUBATOR FMZ OHMEDA NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Other