BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE

    MDR report key: 2180941 · Received July 7, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    2518422-2011-00073
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    July 7, 2011
    Date of Event
    June 13, 2011
    Report Date
    June 13, 2011
    Manufacturer
    RESPIRONICS INC.
    Product Code
    CBK
    PMA / PMN Number
    K083526
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE VENTILATOR'S REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR CAN ALSO INTERFACE WITH A "NORMALLY OPEN" REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL CONFIGURATION. A MALFUNCTION OF THE VENTILATOR'S REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR, CABLE, OR OTHER RELATED COMPONENT COULD CAUSE A FAILURE TO INITIATE A REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL SYSTEM WHEN USED WITH A NORMALLY OPEN CONFIGURATION. THIS TYPE OF CONFIGURATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE MFR. THE VENTILATOR WOULD NOT WARN OR ALERT THE USER OF A REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL SYSTEM FAILURE IF A FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR. LABELING FOR THE DEVICE (NURSE CALL ADAPTOR CABLE, PN (B)(4)) LISTS THE FOLLOWING WARNING FOR USE IN A "NORMALLY OPEN" REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL CONFIGURATION: "RESPIRONICS STRONGLY RECOMMENDS USING A NORMALLY CLOSED NURSE CALL SYSTEM. IF A SYSTEM WITH NORMALLY OPEN LOGIC IS USED, THERE ARE CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE THE NURSE CALL SYSTEM CANNOT INDICATE AN ALARM CONDITION." DEVICE LABELING IS ADEQUATE TO INFORM THE USER OR CAREGIVER OF THE DEVICE THAT REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL OPTIONS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED A BACK-UP TO THE DEVICE'S PRIMARY AUDIBLE ALARMS IN A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT CONFIRMATION OF THE REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL CONNECTOR IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO PLACING THE DEVICE INTO PT USE. ALTHOUGH THE MALFUNCTION OF THE VENTILATOR'S REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE A FAILURE OF A REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL SYSTEM TO ANNUNCIATE IF CONFIGURED TO NORMALLY OPEN, DEVICE LABELING WARNS USERS OF THIS POSSIBILITY. A FAILURE OF THE VENTILATOR'S REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR WOULD NOT AFFECT THE DEVICE'S PRIMARY ALARMS OR FUNCTION. THE VENTILATOR WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THERAPY AND AUDIBLY ALARM FOR PT EVENTS. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF PT HARM OR INJURY RELATED TO REMOTE ALARM/NURSE CALL CONNECTOR FAILURES.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    A MALFUNCTION OF A VENTILATOR'S REMOTE ALARM/NURSE CALL CONNECTOR WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE MFR'S SERVICE CTR DURING EVAL FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PT HARM. THE DEVICE'S REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN STRESSED BEYOND ITS INTENDED DESIGN. THE SOLDER JOINTS THAT ATTACH THE REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR TO THE INTERFACE BOARD WERE FRACTURED, CAUSING AN "OPEN" CONDITION. THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION WOULD CAUSE CONTINUOUS ACTIVATION (CONTINUOUS ALARM STATE) OF A REMOTE ALARM OR NURSE CALL SYSTEM IF THE VENTILATOR WAS BEING USED WITH A "NORMALLY CLOSED" OR "LIFECARE" CONFIGURATION. THESE ARE THE MFR'S RECOMMENDED REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR SETTINGS AND WOULD ALERT THE USER OR CAREGIVER OF AN EVENT IF THE REMOTE ALARM CONNECTOR, CABLE, OR OTHER RELATED COMPONENT FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE TRILOGY 100 CBK RESPIRONICS INC. 1054260

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1