FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BAIR HUGGER
MDR report key: 2072114
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Received April 20, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2072114
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 20, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 16, 2011
- Report Date
- March 30, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ARIZANT HEALTHCARE
- Product Code
- DWJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MT, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BAIR HUGGER (B) (4) WAS ON HIGH TEMPERATURE BUT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR ACROSS THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS COOLED DURING SURGERY, HAD DECREASED CIRCULATION AND DECREASED TEMPERATURE. THE CASE WAS AN EXTENSIVE THROAT AND MOUTH SURGERY, THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE PATIENTS FOREHEAD TEMPERATURE W/OUT CONTAMINATING THE FIELD. THE PULSE OX WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP THE O2 LEVEL AT 155. STAFF FELT PATIENT'S HANDS AND DISCOVERED THEN THAT THE PATIENT WAS COLD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIR HUGGER | BAIR HUGGER PATIENT WARMER | DWJ | ARIZANT HEALTHCARE | 775 BAIR HUGGER | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR |