FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARESCAPE MONITOR B850

MDR report key: 2192788 · Received July 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124823-2011-00113
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 20, 2011
Report Date
July 20, 2011
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE
Product Code
MHX
PMA / PMN Number
K092027
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EXACT INCIDENT DATE IS UNK, BUT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED ON OR BEFORE (B)(6) 2011.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PT USE THE CARESCAPE B850 PT MONITOR EMITTED AN UNUSUAL CONSTANT BEEP-BEEP TONE THAT DID NOT AUDIBLY CORRESPOND TO AN EXPECTED ALARM TONE OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE TONE, AND DID NOT CORRELATE TO ANY VISUAL PT CONDITION. AS LONG AS THIS TONE IS SOUNDING NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE AUDIBLE ALARMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED. VISUAL ALARMS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THERE WAS NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT, NOR AN INDICATION THAT INTERVENTION WAS PROVIDED. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CARESCAPE MONITOR B850 MULTI-PARAMETER PT MONITOR MHX GE HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1