FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARESCAPE MONITOR B850

MDR report key: 2101755 · Received May 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124823-2011-00065
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 10, 2011
Date of Event
April 14, 2011
Report Date
May 10, 2011
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE
Product Code
MHX
PMA / PMN Number
K092027
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PATIENT USE, THE CARESCAPE (B)(4) PATIENT MONITOR EMITTED AN UNUSUAL CONSTANT BEEP-BEEP TONE THAT DID NOT AUDIBLY CORRESPOND TO AN EXPECTED ALARM TONE OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE TONE, AND DID NOT CORRELATE TO ANY VISUAL PATIENT CONDITION. AS LONG AS THIS TONE IS SOUNDING, NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE AUDIBLE ALARMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED. VISUAL ALARMS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THERE WAS NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT, NOR AN INDICATION THAT INTERVENTION WAS PROVIDED. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CARESCAPE MONITOR B850 MULTI-PARAMETER PATIENT MONITOR MHX GE HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1