FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

BIO-MED DEVICES, INC.

MDR report key: 25134956 · Received May 11, 2026

Report

Report Number
25134956
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 11, 2026
Date of Event
February 12, 2024
Report Date
April 28, 2026
Manufacturer
BIO-MED DEVICES, INC.
Product Code
CBK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CT
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

SITUATION: TRANSPORT VENTILATOR MANAGEMENT AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM RESULTING IN PATIENT DESATURATION AND BRADYCARDIA. BACKGROUND: NICU [NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT] TRANSPORT TEAM PICKING UP INTUBATED PATIENT FROM [REDACTED] NICU. THIS RN HAD TRANSFERRED AND STRAPPED PATIENT INTO TRANSPORT ISOLETTE, PLACED ON TRANSPORT VENTILATOR WITHOUT ISSUE WITH AIR/OXYGEN CONNECTED TO WALL. PREPARED TO DEPART FROM [REDACTED] NICU. ASSESSMENT: RT [RESPIRATORY THERAPIST] [REDACTED] DISCONNECTED FROM WALL AIR/OXYGEN, TRANSPORT VENTILATOR BEGAN ALARMING. RT SILENCED TRANSPORT VENTILATOR. WHEN THIS RN ASKED "WHAT'S BEEPING" RT WAS UNSURE/BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING. THIS RN NOTED TRANSPORT VENTILATOR WAS NOT DELIVERING PEEP [POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE] OR PIP [PEAK INSPIRATORY PRESSURE] AND VERBALIZED CONCERN. PATIENT WITH DESATURATION AND BRADYCARDIA. TRANSPORT RT WITH DIFFICULTY TROUBLESHOOTING AND RECOGNITION/ASSISTING IN ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF VENTILATION. TRANSPORT RN AND TRANSPORT PA [PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT] ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY VENTILATE WITH [REDACTED] T-PIECE, BUT UNABLE TO ESTABLISH FLOW, ULTIMATELY PLACED BACK ON [REDACTED] DRAEGER VENTILATOR, WITH HELP FROM [REDACTED] RT. PATIENT RECOVERED (30-45 SECONDS). DETERMINED TRANSPORT VENTILATOR HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED APPROPRIATELY BY TRANSPORT RT TO STRYKER/TANK FLOW. TRANSPORT VENTILATOR RECHECKED BY TRANSPORT RT AND PATIENT ABLE TO BE PLACED ON TRANSPORT VENTILATOR CORRECTLY. RECOMMENDATION/REQUEST: GIVEN CONCERN FOR KNOWLEDGE GAP AND CRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING, RE-EDUCATION. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS RT SERVING AS PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT RT FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING RESPIRATORY SUPPORT. MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR TRANSPORT VENTILATOR, TV100 (PER SITE REPORTER).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
577304 BIO-MED DEVICES, INC. VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK BIO-MED DEVICES, INC. TV-100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1