FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INTELLIVUE MULTI MEASUREMENT SERVER X2

MDR report key: 2030772 · Received March 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
9610816-2011-00158
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 22, 2011
Report Date
March 16, 2011
Manufacturer
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
MHX
PMA / PMN Number
K071426
Removal / Correction Number
Z-2625-2010
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE CUSTOMER HAS APPARENTLY RECOGNIZED THE SPEAKER FAILURE, AND AS NO PATIENT ADVERSE EVENT/ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS ISSUE, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE ISSUE WAS IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS TO THE USER. GENERALLY, PATIENT ALARMS AND TECHNICAL INOPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ANNUNCIATED AT THE CENTRAL STATION (IF NETWORKED). THE X2 DISPLAYED "SPEAKER MALF" INOP. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF INOP WAS STILL ACCOMPANIED BY SOUNDS FROM THE X2 SPEAKER, OR IF SPEAKER/SOUND FAILED ENTIRELY. IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE WILL REPORT LOSS OF AUDIO EVEN THOUGH A VISUAL WARNING IS PROVIDED AND PRODUCT LABELING DESCRIBES PERSONAL SURVEILLANCE AND TO NOT RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON THE AUDIBLE ALARM SYSTEM FOR PATIENT MONITORING. ADJUSTMENT OF ALARM VOLUME TO A LOW LEVEL OR OFF DURING PATIENT MONITORING MAY RESULT IN PATIENT DANGER. REMEMBER THAT THE MOST RELIABLE METHOD OF PATIENT MONITORING COMBINES CLOSE PERSONAL SURVEILLANCE WITH CORRECT OPERATION OF MONITORING EQUIPMENT. THE INTENTION ON MONITORING WOULD BE IN CLOSE PERSONAL OBSERVATION AS SPECIFIED IN THE PRODUCT LABELING. THIS WOULD ALERT THE USER TO A POSSIBLE DEVICE ISSUE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE DEVICE OR IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE MONITORING. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE USER TO IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF MONITORING PER HOSPITAL PROTOCOL, AND/OR TO TROUBLESHOOT THE MONITOR. DUE TO AN INCREASED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WHERE THE X2/MP2 GENERATED A "SPEAKER MALF" INOP, PHILIPS RECOGNIZED THAT THE FAILURE MODE REQUIRES A DEEPER ANALYSIS. THUS, A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB) SB86201126A HAS BEEN ISSUED TO INFORM A FIELD AUDIENCE ABOUT THE NATURE OF FAILURE MODE (MECHANICAL DEFECT) AND THE ISSUE BEING UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS SB WAS CONSIDERED A STATUS UPDATE TO THE FIELD UNTIL A LONG TERM SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE. AS OF AUGUST 30TH 2010, THE FDA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT MANDATORY FIELD ACTION FCO86201157, WHICH RECALLS ALL X2/MP2 IN A SPECIFIED DEVICE SN RANGE, AS WELL AS EXCHANGE SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME. ALL SPEAKERS AFFECTED BY THE PROVISIONS OF FCO86201157 WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN SPEAKER ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING THE ONE REPORTED IN THIS CASE. PHILIPS WILL INFORM CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS RECALL VIA FCO86201157 AND WILL BE SENDING EACH AFFECTED CUSTOMER AN URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION NOTIFICATION/FIELD SAFETY NOTICE (FSN86201157). THIS NOTIFICATION EXPLAINS THE ISSUE AND GIVES CUSTOMERS INSTRUCTIONS ON ACTIONS TO TAKE WHILE THEY AWAIT THE CORRECTION, WHICH WILL COME IN THE FORM OF REPLACEMENT SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES. SB86201176A HAS BEEN ISSUED TO INFORM THE PHILIPS FIELD SERVICE ORGANIZATION ABOUT THE FIELD SAFETY NOTIFICATION (SB86201176A). NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR ACTION IS WARRANTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A VISIBLE "SPEAKER MALFUNCTION" INOP. NO PATIENT WAS HARMED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INTELLIVUE MULTI MEASUREMENT SERVER X2 MHX PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS M3002A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1