FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
INFINITY SWITCH POINT 2
MDR report key: 2135147
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Received June 15, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- MW5021022
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 15, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 8, 2011
- Report Date
- June 15, 2011
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS
- Product Code
- GCJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON VIDEO CIRCUIT CARD IN COMPUTER SECTION OF STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS INFINITY SWITCH POINT 2, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4), OVERHEATED CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO FAIL AND SMOKE. OPERATING ROOM STAFF SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM DEVICE AND ACTIVATED THE FIRE ALARM. THE UNIT DID NOT START A FIRE. THE SMELL AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE COMPONENTS OVERHEATING THE VIDEO CARD. THE UNIT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE BY STRYKER. STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS REMOVED THE UNIT FROM THE OPERATING ROOM AND SENT IT BACK TO MFR TO EXAMINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INFINITY SWITCH POINT 2 | NONE | GCJ | STRYKER COMMUNICATIONS | INFINITY 2 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |