FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

AIR SHIELDS ISOLETTE INFANT INCUBATOR

MDR report key: 258826 · Received January 11, 2000

Report

Report Number
2510954-2000-00001
Event Type
Other
Date Received
January 11, 2000
Date of Event
October 6, 1999
Report Date
November 5, 1999
Manufacturer
HILL-ROM AIR-SHIELDS
Product Code
FMT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A ROUTINE ASSESSMENT, A NURSE REMOVED A TEMPERATURE PROBE COVER AND TEMPERATURE PROBE FROM THE PT'S ABDOMEN. SHE DISCOVERED A 3RD DEGREE BURN 1.5 CM IN DIAMETER WHERE THE PROBE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN. ACCORDING TO THE CHARTING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE INCUBATOR WAS 92 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE PT'S SKIN TEMPERATURE WAS DISPLAYED AT 98.1 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AIR SHIELDS ISOLETTE INFANT INCUBATOR INFANT INCUBATOR FMT HILL-ROM AIR-SHIELDS C2HS-1 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other