FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPACT 754 PORTABLE VENTILATOR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2910410 · Received January 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
2242630-2013-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 4, 2013
Date of Event
October 9, 2012
Report Date
January 4, 2013
Manufacturer
IMPACT INSTRUMENTATION, INC.
Product Code
BTL
PMA / PMN Number
K931473
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS TESTED UPON RECEIPT AT IMPACT AND THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UNIT WAS RUN FOR A FULL WEEK AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. OPERATION ALSO CHECKED WHILE RUNNING IN A VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT WITH NO FAILURES NOTED. UNIT WAS RETURNED TO THE END USER AFTER IT TESTED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS BEING SUPPORTED BY AN IMPACT PORTABLE VENTILATOR SYSTEM WHILE IN THE HOSP EMERGENCY ROOM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ENTIRE VENTILATOR SCREEN STARTED FLASHING. THE END USER REPORTED THERE WAS NO SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PT AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THOUGH IT WAS REPORTED THAT SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PT DID NOT OCCUR, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS SWITCHED TO A BACK-UP VENTILATOR. WE HAVE SUBMITTED THIS AS A SERIOUS INJURY EVENT BECAUSE BACK-UP VENTILATION EQUIPMENT WAS NECESSARY TO PRECLUDE PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OR DAMAGE DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED DEVICE ACTIVITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
5320 IMPACT 754 PORTABLE VENTILATOR SYSTEM VENTILATOR BTL IMPACT INSTRUMENTATION, INC. 754 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R NONE REPORTED BY THE OPERATOR.