PHILIPS CPAP DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 2518422-2024-17937
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2024
- Date of Event
- January 25, 2024
- Report Date
- July 25, 2025
- Manufacturer
- RESPIRONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- BZD
- Removal / Correction Number
- Z-1974-2021
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
H3 OTHER TEXT : DEVICE NOT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 10/22/2024, AND SECTION H10 SHOULD BE REPORTED AS: THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY MEDWATCH (MW5152443) IN WHICH THE PATIENT ALLEGES SHORTNESS OF BREATHING AND EMPHYSEMA. THE PATIENT STATING THAT SHE USED THE RECALLED PHILIPS DREAMSTATION 1 CPAP FROM 2019 UNTIL SHE RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT DREAMSTATION 2 MACHINE IN 2021. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE NOTICED HAVING "SHORTNESS OF BREATH AT TIMES AND HOARSENESS IN HER VOICE" AND HAS CHEST X-RAY IN 2024. THE PATIENT STATED HER THOUGHTS THAT IT "SHOWED HER LUNGS ARE HYPERINFLATED SUGGESTING EMPHYSEMA"; THAT SHE HAVE APPOINTMENTS WITH A PULMONOLOGIST AND AN ENT SPECIALIST THIS MONTH. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THERE IS NO CUSTOMER INFORMATION HENCE WE CANNOT REACH OUT TO THE CUSTOMER AND COMPONENTS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER BELIEVES THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE MANUFACTURER IS SUBMITTING A FINAL REPORT AT THIS TIME. IF PERTINENT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER AT A LATER DATE, AN ADDENDUM TO THIS FINAL REPORT WILL BE FILED. IN BOX H: EVALUATION METHOD CODE, EVALUATION RESULTS CODE, COMPONENT CODE GRID AND CONCLUSION CODE GRID HAS BEEN UPDATED IN THIS REPORT.
THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY MEDWATCH (MW-5152443) IN WHICH THE PATIENT ALLEGES SHORTNESS OF BREATHING AND EMPHYSEMA. THE PATIENT STATING THAT SHE USED THE RECALLED PHILIPS DREAMSTATION 1 CPAP FROM 2019 UNTIL SHE RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT DREAMSTATION 2 MACHINE IN 2021. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT SHE NOTICED HAVING ¿SHORTNESS OF BREATH AT TIMES AND HOARSENESS IN HER VOICE¿ AND HAS CHEST X-RAY IN 2024. THE PATIENT STATED HER THOUGHTS THAT IT ¿SHOWED HER LUNGS ARE HYPERINFLATED SUGGESTING EMPHYSEMA¿; THAT SHE HAVE APPOINTMENTS WITH A PULMONOLOGIST AND AN ENT SPECIALIST THIS MONTH. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THE DEVICE HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539772 | PHILIPS CPAP DEVICE | VENTILATOR, NON-CONTINUOUS (RESPIRATOR) | BZD | RESPIRONICS, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |