FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

V60 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 2123697 · Received June 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
2031642-2011-00187
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 14, 2011
Date of Event
May 16, 2011
Report Date
May 16, 2011
Manufacturer
RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC.
Product Code
MNT
PMA / PMN Number
K082660
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT DURING TRAINING DEMONSTRATION WITH THE DEVICE, THE VENTILATOR FAILED DUE TO A PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT IN USE ON A PATIENT; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR HARM. THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CPU PCB BOARD TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC LOG HISTORY NOTED A SHUT DOWN OF THE UNIT AND FAILURE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART INTO VENTILATION. UPON LOSS OF POWER, A POWER FAIL ALARM WILL ACTIVATE AND ALTERNATIVE VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CPU PCB BOARD WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS AND A COMPONENT FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 V60 VENTILATOR VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS MNT RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC. V60 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1