FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SCD7000

MDR report key: 2494289 · Received March 12, 2012

Report

Report Number
1220063-2012-00020
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 12, 2012
Date of Event
January 19, 2012
Report Date
January 17, 2012
Manufacturer
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
DSI
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DRAEGER IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE REPORTED INCIDENT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AS SOON AS THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2012, A PT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE ICU TO RADIOLOGY FOR A CT SCAN. THE BEDSIDE SC7000 WAS REMOVED FROM THE DOCKING STATION IN THE ICU AND OPERATED ON BATTERY TO TRANSPORT THE PT FOR THE CT SCAN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS PLACED IN THE CT MACHINE AND THE CT SCAN WAS STARTED. ALL STAFF EXITED THE ROOM AND CLOSED THE DOOR DURING THE CT SCAN. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CT SCAN, THE STAFF RE-ENTERED THE ROOM AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE SC7000 MONITOR WAS OFF. THIS WAS REPORTEDLY 25 MINUTES AFTER THE SC7000 WAS REMOVED FROM THE IDS AND THE TRANSPORT WAS BEGUN. THE STAFF TRIED TO TURN THE SC7000 BACK ON, BUT IT WOULD NOT POWER UP. THE PT WAS REMOVED FROM THE CT MACHINE AND TRANSFERRED TO THE BED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT BECAME BLUE AND BEGAN AGONALLY BREATHING. THE PT REPORTEDLY BECAME GRAY AND A CRASH CART WAS BROUGHT IN. WHEN PLACED ON THE CRASH CART MONITOR, THE PT WAS REPORTEDLY ASYSTOLE. MEDICATION WAS DELIVERED, CPR WAS STARTED AND A CODE BLUE WAS CALLED. THE PT COULD NOT BE REVIVED AND EXPIRED 42 MINUTES AFTER THE MONITOR WAS FOUND TO BE POWERED OFF. THE HOSPITAL BIOMEDICAL TECHNICIAN EXAMINED THE SC7000 MONITOR AND REPORTED THAT TESTING REVEALED THAT THE BATTERIES OPERATED FOR ONLY ABOUT 25 MINUTES AFTER BEING RECHARGED FOR OVER 8 HOURS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SCD7000 PATIENT MONITOR DSI DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5202994 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death NO