FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
731 SERIES PORTABLE VENTILATOR MODEL EMV+
MDR report key: 2809528
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Received October 22, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 2242630-2012-00053
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 22, 2012
- Date of Event
- April 18, 2012
- Report Date
- October 19, 2012
- Manufacturer
- IMPACT INSTRUMENTATION, INC.
- Product Code
- CBK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K091238
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
PROBLEM FOUND WITH DEVICE AUTO CAL VALVE BEING OUT OF RANGE. VALVE WAS REPLACED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IMPACT 731/EMV+ VENTILATOR WAS BEING USED ON A PT WHEN IT SHOWED A RUN TIME ERROR CODE AND BECAME INTERMITTENTLY OPERABLE. THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PT REPORTED BY THE END USER. THE END USER REPORTED THAT BACK UP VENTILATION EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT BUT DID NOT REPORT THAT IT WAS USED. THOUGH SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PT WAS NOT REPORTED, WE HAVE SUBMITTED THIS AS A SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT INTERVENTION USING BACK-UP VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE BEEN NEEDED TO PRECLUDE PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OR DAMAGE DUE TO THE DEVICE MALFUNCTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 731 SERIES PORTABLE VENTILATOR MODEL EMV+ | VENTILATOR | CBK | IMPACT INSTRUMENTATION, INC. | 731/EMV+ | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | NONE REPORTED BY THE OPERATOR |