FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HT50 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 2470977 · Received February 22, 2012

Report

Report Number
2023050-2012-00014
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 22, 2012
Date of Event
December 28, 2011
Report Date
February 2, 2012
Manufacturer
NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K082721
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6): EVAL SUMMARY: THE HT50 VENTILATOR WAS RECEIVED AND INSPECTED FOR ANY VISUAL DISCREPANCIES, NONE WERE FOUND. UPON CONNECTING THE UNIT TO AN AC POWER SUPPLY, THERE WAS A 'SYSTEM ERROR' MESSAGE WITH A CONSTANT ALARM. THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT IS DUE TO AN ABRUPT SHUT DOWN OF THE VENTILATOR. BASED ON THE MONTHLY TREND TARGET COMPLAINT CHART, HT50 COMPLAINTS WHERE THE VENTILATOR STOPPED VENTILATING ARE OF LOW OCCURRENCE AND THE TREND IS UNDER THE ESTABLISHED TARGET LIMIT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR NEW COMPLAINTS AND TRENDS OF THIS TYPE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, DURING PT USE, THE HT50 VENTILATOR SHUT DOWN. THE CAUSE FOR THE POWER INTERRUPTION WAS DUE TO A POWER SURGE ISSUE. UPON THE RETURN OF POWER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE 'LOADING' PHASE, THE VENTILATOR FROZE AND DID NOT VENTILATE. THE PT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VENTILATOR AND MANUALLY VENTILATED BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER VENTILATOR. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PT EFFECTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HT50 VENTILATOR CBK, NOU CBK NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. HT50 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention