FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AVALON FM30 FETAL MONITOR

MDR report key: 1921920 · Received December 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
9610816-2010-00780
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 6, 2010
Date of Event
November 17, 2010
Report Date
November 23, 2010
Manufacturer
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
HGM
PMA / PMN Number
K052795
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A PT DELIVERED A BABY WITH A LOW APGAR SCORE AND DURING MONITORING BEFORE THE BIRTH, THE FETAL HEART RATE (FHR) WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE AUDIBLE HEART RATE OR THE HEART RATE WAS NOT AUDIBLE ON THE MONITOR. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFO, THE PT WAS BEING ASSESSED BY AN OB WHO FOUND THE FETUS TO BE TACHYCARDIA ABOVE 200. PHILIPS IS REPORTING THIS EVENT BECAUSE, A BABY, MONITORED BY A PHILIPS MONITOR, WAS BORN WITH A LOW APGAR SCORE. PHILIPS IS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING ADD'L INFO REGARDING THIS INCIDENT AND THE COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A PT DELIVERED A BABY WITH A LOW APGAR SCORE AND THE TRACE AND AUDIBLE FETAL HEART RATE DID NOT MATCH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AVALON FM30 FETAL MONITOR HGM PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS M2703A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR