FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SITTER II

MDR report key: 2190690 · Received July 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2020362-2011-00238
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 29, 2011
Report Date
May 5, 2011
Manufacturer
J. T. POSEY CO.
Product Code
KMI
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVAL RESULTS: EVAL OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND THAT THE BATTERY DOOR IS DAMAGED ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE LIQUI-LABEL WAS MISSING. THE ALARM HAS POWER, BUT WHEN RECORDING A MESSAGE THERE IS A BEEP NOISE, ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS PASSED TESTING. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS RETESTED AT THE COMPONENT LEVEL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VOLTAGE POWERING THE SOUND AMPLIFIER VARIES CAUSING SOUND TO COME OFF AND ON WHEN PRESSURE IS OFF THE PAD. NOTE: THE POSEY SITTER II IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE. IT MAY FAIL TO WORK IF SUBJECTED TO SEVERE SHOCK, SUCH AS BEING DROPPED, OR IMMERSED IN LIQUID. STORE THE ALARM IN A SECURE PLACE SO IT WILL NOT BE DROPPED OR DAMAGED. DO NOT USE IF: BATTERY DOOR IS MISSING; BATTERY DOOR IS DAMAGED; ALARM CASE IS DAMAGED; OR ALARM CASE IS CRACKED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE ALARM HAS POWER HOWEVER; THE ALARM TONE IS INTERMITTENT WHEN PRESSURE IS OFF OF THE SENSOR PAD. THE CUSTOMER TESTED THE ALARM WITH NEW BATTERIES AND A NEW SENSOR AND THE RESULTS REMAINED THE SAME. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING SET UP SO THERE WAS NO PT CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SITTER II KMI J. T. POSEY CO. 8281 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA POSEY SINGLE USE CHAIR SENSOR: MODEL 8309| LOT NUMBER UNK