FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CHEMETRON SERIES 4000

MDR report key: 2190989 · Received August 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
2190989
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 1, 2011
Date of Event
June 23, 2011
Report Date
August 1, 2011
Manufacturer
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC.
Product Code
CAN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NITROGEN MANIFOLD NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MANIFOLD DELIVERS GAS VIA RESERVE SIDE, NOT PRIMARY SIDE. MAINLY SEEN ON LEFT BANK SIDE OF MANIFOLD. THIS MANIFOLD ALSO DISPLAYS A VISUAL AND AUDIBLE INDICATOR THAT GAS TANKS ARE EMPTY, HOWEVER THE MANIFOLD HAS NOT PNEUMATICALLY SWITCHED OVER YET. FALSE INDICATION TO USER WHO IDENTIFIES EMPTY CYLINDERS BY VISUAL AND AUDIBLE INDICATOR, AND EXTERNAL GAUGES, WHICH APPEAR TO BE AT 0.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CHEMETRON SERIES 4000 REGULATOR, PRESSURE, GAS CYLINDER CAN ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. 4000 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *