FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

NONIN AVANT MODEL 9600

MDR report key: 2902967 · Received January 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183646-2012-00003
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 4, 2013
Date of Event
January 17, 2010
Report Date
December 31, 2012
Manufacturer
NONIN MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
DQA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO THE VENTILATOR DEPENDANT PT, AND THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO US FOR EVAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED TO RECOVER DATA FROM THE DEVICE DURING THE INITIAL REPORT OF THE COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PER DISTRIBUTOR CUSTOMER REPORT, "THE DEVICE DID NOT ALARM WHEN THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY DESATURATION ON THE VENT THE PT WAS ON, CAUSING NO ONE TO BE ALERTED AND THE PT TO EXPIRE. PASSED AWAY ON (B)(6) 2010 AROUND 6:00PM. THEY ARE ASKING WE PULL THE DOWNLOAD TO LOOK FOR THIS DESATURATION, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE INFANT HAVING A BLOCKAGE IN THEIR TRAQUE [SIC]. THE CHILD WAS BORN (B)(6) AND HAD MULTIPLE HEALTH ISSUES TO BEGIN WITH SUCH AS BEING PREMATURELY WITH ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY LEAVING THEM IN A VEGETATIVE STATE, WITH A TRAQUE [SIC], SEVERAL HEART DEFECTS AND ABNORMALITIES." HOW LONG WAS THE DEVICE IN USE THIS SESSION? "NOT SURE - THEY ARE NOT SURE IF IT WAS EVEN ON THE PT." WHAT WERE THE DEVICE SETTINGS? "HIGH O2-OFF, LOW O2-88% (LAST CHECKED ON (B)(6) 2010).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
5197 NONIN AVANT MODEL 9600 PULSE OXIMETER DQA NONIN MEDICAL, INC. 9600

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 MO Death