FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ESPRIT VENTILATOR
MDR report key: 1951090
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Received January 6, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2031642-2011-00007
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 6, 2011
- Date of Event
- December 13, 2010
- Report Date
- December 13, 2010
- Manufacturer
- RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC.
- Product Code
- CBK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K981072
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
POWER SUPPLY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE VENTILATOR WOULD NOT OPERATE ON AC POWER, ONLY ON BACKUP BATTERY POWER. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE UNIT WAS NOT IN USE ON A PATIENT, THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM OR INVOLVEMENT. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED PROBLEM. FACTORY ANALYSIS OF THE POWER SUPPLY REVEALED A MALFUNCTION THAT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF AC POWER DURING OPERATION. MALFUNCTION OF THE POWER SUPPLY AS NOTED DURING USE COULD CAUSE THE VENTILATOR TO SHUT DOWN AND ALARM. IF A FAILURE OF THE POWER SUPPLY OCCURS DURING USE AND THE VENTILATOR SHUTS DOWN DUE TO A LOSS OF AC POWER, AN AUDIBLE POWER FAIL ALARM WILL ACTIVATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPRIT VENTILATOR | VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS | CBK | RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC. | V1000 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |