BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

    LIFE2000 COMPRESSOR PACKAGED

    MDR report key: 19571247 · Received June 19, 2024

    Report

    Report Number
    1316463-2024-00074
    Event Type
    Death
    Date Received
    June 19, 2024
    Date of Event
    March 24, 2024
    Report Date
    June 19, 2024
    Manufacturer
    WELCH ALLYN INC
    Product Code
    BTI
    UDI-DI
    00887761979055
    PMA / PMN Number
    K170037
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    OR, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON 3/20/2024, A DEVICE TRAINER VISITED THE PATIENT TO REPLACE THEIR VENTILATOR AND COMPRESSOR DUE TO A REPORTED ISSUE OF WATER IN EQUIPMENT AND SEEMS LIKE DEVICE IS OVERHEATING. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT WHICH IS ADDRESSED IN (B)(4). THE TRAINER EDUCATED THE PATIENT'S GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE CORRECT UTILIZATION OF THE WATER TRAY. ON 5/21/2024, THE PATIENT'S GRANDDAUGHTER REPORTED THAT AFTER THE TRAINER LEFT ON 3/20/2024, THE DEVICE WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE GRANDDAUGHTER ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED, ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER, AND PASSED. DURING A CALL ON 6/11/2024, SHE REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED, AROUND (B)(6) 2024, AND PASSED AWAY ON (B)(6) 2024. THE PATIENT IS A 76-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY OF SEVERE COPD, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND NODULE ON THE APEX THE RIGHT LUNG. THE PATIENT'S GRANDDAUGHTER STATED THE HOSPITAL STAFF BELIEVED THAT NOT HAVING A WORKING DEVICE CAUSED THE PATIENT'S HIGH CO2 LEVELS, AND THAT IF THE PATIENT HAD A WORKING DEVICE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. THE PATIENT'S GRANDDAUGHTER ALSO STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE TRAINER ON 3/20/2024 WHO STATED THEY WERE ALREADY ON ROUTE TO THE NEXT APPOINTMENT AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN AND THE GRANDDAUGHTER CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE MULTIPLE CALLS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE TO VISIT AND INSPECT THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE TRAINER WHO VISITED THE PATIENT ON 3/20/2024 STATED SHE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CALLS AFTER HER VISIT. THE GRANDDAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PHONE RECORDS OF WHEN CALLS WERE MADE AND TO WHAT NUMBER. ADDITIONALLY, PHONE CALL LOGS WERE REVIEWED, AND BAXTER HAS NO RECORDS OF ANY PHONE CALLS RECEIVED AFTER THE VISIT ON 3/20/2024 UNTIL 5/21/2024. DURING A FOLLOW UP CALL ON 6/11/2024 WITH CLINICAL SUPPORT, THE GRANDDAUGHTER REPORTED THAT SHE WOULD BE SENDING OVER RECORDS OF THE HOSPITAL DOCUMENTATION ALONG WITH VITALS. THAT INFORMATION HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. THE LIFE2000 VENTILATION SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS OR INTERMITTENT VENTILATORY SUPPORT FOR THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE MECHANICAL VENTILATION. THE SYSTEM IS INTENDED FOR USE BY QUALIFIED, TRAINED PERSONNEL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PHYSICIAN. SPECIFICALLY, THE SYSTEM IS APPLICABLE FOR ADULT PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF VENTILATORY SUPPORT: POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION, DELIVERED INVASIVELY (VIA ET TUBE) OR NON-INVASIVELY (VIA MASK); ASSIST/CONTROL MODE OF VENTILATION. THE DEVICE INSTRUCTION FOR USE STATE ALWAYS HAVE AN ALTERNATE MEANS OF VENTILATION OR OXYGEN THERAPY AVAILABLE. THE DEVICE IFU PROVIDES GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE CONDENSATION TRAY AS FOLLOWS: THE CONDENSATION TRAY COLLECTS WATER CONDENSATE FROM HUMIDITY IN THE AIR. CHECK THE CONDENSATION TRAY DAILY, OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF NEEDED. THE FREQUENCY THAT THE CONDENSATION TRAY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED AND EMPTIED WILL DEPEND ON THE AMOUNT OF HUMIDITY IN THE AMBIENT AIR. THE MORE HUMIDITY THAT IS IN THE AIR, THE MORE FREQUENTLY THE CONDENSATION TRAY WILL NEED TO BE CHECKED, EMPTIED, AND REPLACED. WARNING: DO NOT POWER ON OR USE THE COMPRESSOR WITHOUT THE FILTERS AND CONDENSATION TRAY PROPERLY INSTALLED. DO NOT INSERT FOREIGN OBJECTS INTO ANY PART OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VENTILATOR/COMPRESSOR PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT ON 3/20/2024 WAS INSPECTED, AND NO MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSPECTION REPORT NOTED THE EVENT/ALARM LOG ALSO SHOWED NO ERROR, NO FAULT FROM AUG-04-2002 TO JUN-13-2024. DETAILS OF FULL INSPECTION ARE WITHIN THE COMPLAINT. IN THIS EVENT, THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HIGH CO2 LEVELS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED AROUND (B)(6) 2024, 3 DAYS AFTER THE TRAINER VISIT, AND DIED 9 DAYS LATER ON (B)(6) 2024. THE PATIENT¿S EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH WAS NOT REPORTED. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE LIFE 2000 VENTILATION SYSTEM CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT¿S DEATH, HOWEVER, THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED WITHOUT MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, NO ERROR OR FAULT CODES WERE NOTED IN THE EVENT LOG, AND NO ADDITIONAL PHONE CALLS TO REPORT FURTHER DEVICE ISSUES WERE NOTED TO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE PATIENT¿S DEATH. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ACQUIRED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    ON 5/21/24, THE PATIENT'S GRANDDAUGHTER REPORTED THAT AFTER THE DEVICE WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS COMPLAINT # (B)(4).

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    2156577 LIFE2000 COMPRESSOR PACKAGED COMPRESSOR, AIR, PORTABLE BTI WELCH ALLYN INC BT-80-0004 00887761979055

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 76 YR Female Death