FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
BLINK TWITCHVIEW TRAIN OF FOUR MONITOR
MDR report key: 23684528
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Received December 1, 2025
Report
- Report Number
- MW5179651
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 1, 2025
- Date of Event
- November 21, 2025
- Report Date
- November 25, 2025
- Manufacturer
- BLINK DEVICE COMPANY
- Product Code
- KOI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 0
I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BLINK TWITCHVIEW TRAIN OF FOUR MONITOR TO MONITOR NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE IN MY PATIENT. OF NOTE, SHE HAD ANASARCA. ALTHOUGH THE EMG ELECTRODES WERE PROPERLY POSITIONED AND THE DEVICE WAS PROPERLY EVOKING VIGOROUS MOVEMENTS OF THE THUMB, ONLY WEAK (PEAK ~1 MV) EMG SIGNALS WERE DETECTED AT 80MA. I ATTRIBUTED THIS PROBLEM TO EDEMA ALTERING THE CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE TISSUES BETWEEN THE PATIENT'S MUSCLES AND SKIN. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OPERATION, I USED THE DEVICE AS A NERVE STIMULATOR ONLY, ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCK BY VISUAL AND MANUAL OBSERVATION OF THE THUMB.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2854731 | BLINK TWITCHVIEW TRAIN OF FOUR MONITOR | STIMULATOR, NERVE, PERIPHERAL, ELECTRIC | KOI | BLINK DEVICE COMPANY |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 YR | Female |