FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

CIC PRO CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER

MDR report key: 2180843 · Received July 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124823-2011-00111
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 21, 2011
Date of Event
June 23, 2011
Report Date
July 21, 2011
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE
Product Code
DSI
PMA / PMN Number
K062976
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PT INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT CIC PRO CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER (CIC) FAILED TO PRODUCE AN AUDIBLE ALARM FOR A PT EXPERIENCING BRADYCARDIA FOLLOWED BY ASYSTOLE. THE PT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CYANOTIC AND UNRESPONSIVE AND A CODE WAS CALLED AT 19:43 ON (B)(6) 2011. THE PT WAS REVIVED AND PLACED ON A VENTILATOR BUT LATER EXPIRED AT 20:06. THE SITE REPORTS THAT THE BEDSIDE MONITOR ALARMED AS EXPECTED, BUT THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE ALARM CAPABILITY AT THE CIC STATION. THE SITE'S BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER WAS CALLED IN TO CHECK THE EQUIPMENT AND COULD NOT GET THE CIC TO AUDIBLY ALARM. HE CHANGED OUT THE SPEAKERS AND THE SYSTEM STILL COULD NOT AUDIBLY ALARM. THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER REBOOTED THE CIC AND THE SYSTEM THEN STARTED AUDIBLY ALARMING AS EXPECTED. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE REPORTED OCCURRENCE IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CIC PRO CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER CENTRAL MONITORING SYSTEM DSI GE HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death