FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

NONIN

MDR report key: 1932240 · Received December 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050001-2010-00002
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 13, 2010
Date of Event
November 3, 2010
Report Date
November 3, 2010
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION 211, INC.
Product Code
DQA
PMA / PMN Number
K052669
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL 510K#, SENSOR - K092101. OXIMETER AND SENSOR MANUFACTURER: NONIN MEDICAL, INC. (B)(4). NOTE: THE DEVICE LABELING CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING CAUTION STATEMENT. "INSPECT THE SENSOR APPLICATION SITE AT LEAST EVERY 6 TO 8 HOURS TO ENSURE CORRECT SENSOR ALIGNMENT AND SKIN INTEGRITY. PT SENSITIVITY TO SENSORS MAY VARY DUE TO MEDICAL STATUS OR SKIN CONDITION." THE DISTRIBUTOR DID NOT SUBMIT A USER FACILITY/IMPORTER REPORT TO THE MANUFACTURER. (B)(4). CAREFUSION ISSUED A (B)(4) NUMBER TO THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE RETURN OF THE ALLEGED FAULTY DEVICES (OXIMETER AND SENSOR) FOR EVALUATION. AS OF (B)(4) 2010, THE ALLEGED FAULTY DEVICES HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED. ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, THEY WILL BE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. UPON RECEIPT OF THE EVALUATIONS RESULTS, CAREFUSION WILL SUBMIT A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT AND THE CONDITION OF THE PT WAS DOCUMENTED BY A CAREFUSION TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN RESPONSE TO A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE. "[NAME REMOVED] FROM [DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME REMOVED] CALLED [NAME REMOVED] AT TECH SUPPORT WITH A PT COMPLAINT; SHE NOTES - PT RETURNED UNIT WITH COMPLAINT OXIMETER PROBE BURNED TIP OF FINGER. SHE DID NOT VISIBLY SEE A BURN. PT DESCRIBED, TIP OF FINGER WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH, PAINFUL TO THE POINT OF NEED OF APPLYING ICE TO AREA. T3 UNIT (B)(4); OXIMETER (B)(4); OXIMETER PROBE (B)(4) PT STATES WHEN HE WOKE UP THIS MORNING, HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS FINGER TIP - LIKE A SHARP PINCHING SENSATION, HE ALSO NOTES THERE IS A RED DISCOLORATION MARK REMAINING AT THE LOCATION. I SENT A REPLACEMENT NONIN BLUETOOTH OXIMETER, A FINGER PROBE ON (B)(4). WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TECH SUPPORT WOULD ISSUE THE RMA AND GET THE TIMES IN QUESTION BACK, BUT IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED TO ISSUE THE RETURN LABEL WHICH I DID ON (B)(4)".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NONIN OXIMETER SENSOR DQA CAREFUSION 211, INC. 8000SM NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other