FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHILIPS RESPIRONICS DREAMSTATION

MDR report key: 19658205 · Received July 1, 2024

Report

Report Number
MW5156909
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 1, 2024
Date of Event
June 1, 2021
Report Date
June 28, 2024
Manufacturer
PHILIPS CORPORATION/RESPIRONICS INC.
Product Code
BZD
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT
Health Professional
*

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

YOU SIMPLY RECALL THESE MACHINES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE FOAM THAT INSULATED THE MOTOR. THE MEDICAL OFFICE I WAS GOING TO INFORM ME THAT MY EKG CAME BACK ABNORMAL BUT WAS GOING TO REQUIRE SOME VERY EXPENSIVE TESTS THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER AT THE TIME. AN ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM WAS DISCOVERED. FURTHER TESTING AT THE TIME WAS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE. THE PHILIPS RESPIRONICS MACHINE THAT I WAS USING WAS RECALLED. THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION I ACQUIRED DID A TERRIBLE JOB AT REPRESENTING THEIR CLIENTS. YOU THE FDA DID A TERRIBLE JOB OF REPRESENTING THE PATIENTS WHO USE THIS MACHINE. I DO NOT BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED TO DETERMINE WHAT EFFECT THE MACHINE AND ITS DEFECTS HAD ON MY HEART HEALTH. I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN ABLE TO GET A BASIC REFUND ON THE TWO MACHINES THAT I BOUGHT FROM PHILLIPS CORPORATION. I FEEL THAT THIS AGENCY WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO WORK FOR MY PROTECTION AND BENEFIT HAS FAILED TO DO SO. REFERENCE REPORT: MW5156910.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
472867 PHILIPS RESPIRONICS DREAMSTATION VENTILATOR, NON-CONTINUOUS (RESPIRATOR) BZD PHILIPS CORPORATION/RESPIRONICS INC. DSX200H11

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Male BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION.