FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OXYTOTE

MDR report key: 19518558 · Received June 12, 2024

Report

Report Number
19518558
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 12, 2024
Date of Event
April 17, 2024
Report Date
May 13, 2024
Manufacturer
WESTERN/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY
Product Code
CAN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CT
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

CHARGE RN SETTLED PT IN ROOM WITH TRANSPORT. PT ON 4L NASAL CANNULA AND FOUND TRANSPORTABLE O2 TANK WAS NOT TURNED ON OR DELIVERING OXYGEN. PT SUSTAINED O2 SAT OF 86-88% WITHOUT O2 - DENIES ANY SOB OR DISCOMFORT. PRIMARY RN THEN CONNECTED PT TO WALL O2. O2 SAT IMPROVED TO 95%. NO OTHER CONCERNED AT THIS TIME. APSM NOTIFIED ON UNIT IN PERSON. THIS IS A USER ERROR BUT AN INHERENT RISK TO THIS TWO-STEP TURNING ON DESIGN WHICH HAS LED TO A LOT OF EVENTS WHERE OXYGEN IS NOT TURNED ON BUT THE GAUGE IS NOT DESIGNED TO ALERT FOR THAT. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR DIGITAL OXYGEN GAUGE, OXYTOTE (PER SITE REPORTER).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
188687 OXYTOTE REGULATOR, PRESSURE, GAS CYLINDER CAN WESTERN/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY MNDR-600

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown