FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AVOXIMETER 1000E

MDR report key: 2132507 · Received June 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2132507
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 10, 2011
Date of Event
May 24, 2011
Report Date
May 25, 2011
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TECHNIDYNE CORP
Product Code
DQA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NC, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ITC INTERNATIONAL TECHNIDYNE CORP AVOXIMETER 1000E COMES WITH 2 QC QUALITY CONTROL OPTICAL FILTERS THAT ARE SERIAL NUMBER SPECIFIC: 1 ORANGE AND 1 YELLOW. THE DEVICE DOES NOT COME WITH A HOLDER FOR THESE QC FILTERS. IN OUR CATH CATHETERIZATION LAB WE HAVE 4 UNITS AND THEY ARE STORED IN A GENERAL USE AREA BECAUSE WE HAVE 11 CATH LAB ROOMS. TO PREVENT THE STAFF MIXING UP THE QC FILTERS, BIOMED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING HAD TO CREATE A HOLDER ON THE SIDE OF EACH DEVICE SO THE SERIAL SPECIFIC QC FILTERS STAY WITH THE INTENDED UNIT. EACH DAY THE UNITS MUST BE QUALITY CONTROLLED AND/OR WHENEVER THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICE IS IN QUESTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AVOXIMETER 1000E WHOLE BLOOD OXIMETER DQA INTERNATIONAL TECHNIDYNE CORP 1000E *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *