FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR
MDR report key: 2766605
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Received September 26, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- MW5027076
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 26, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 12, 2012
- Report Date
- September 21, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BUNNELL INC
- Product Code
- LSZ
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BUNNELL LIFE PULSE HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR HEATED WIRE. BREATHING CIRCUIT OVERHEATED, SINGLE PT USE. BREATHING CIRCUIT EMITTED SMOKE AND SECTIONS OF THE CIRCUIT MELTED. NO PT SAFETY COMPROMISED, NOTIFIED VENDOR AND ECRI. REMOVED ALL DEVICE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO NATURE LIFE SUPPORT DEVICE, 3 INCIDENTS IN 3 MONTHS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR | HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR | LSZ | BUNNELL INC | 203 | ||
| 2 | HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR | HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR | LSZ | BUNNELL INC | 203 | ||
| 3 | HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR | HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATOR | LSZ | BUNNELL INC | 203 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Threatening |