FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3540145 · Received December 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
MW5033608
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 19, 2013
Report Date
December 19, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC
Product Code
KMI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
KS, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013, 123 PADS BED/CHAIR ALARMS WERE INSTALLED IN PT CARE ROOMS. BY (B)(6) 2013, SIX MONITORS HAD BEEN REPORTED AS BROKEN/MALFUNCTIONING AND TAKEN OUT OF USE. THE JACK FOR THE NURSE AND PAD WERE NOT CONNECTING COMPLETELY CAUSING THE ALARMS TO NOT ALERT STAFF PROPERLY. REPRESENTATIVE NOTIFIED AND ALL 123 PADS ALARMS WERE REPLACED ON (B)(6) 2013. AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT, ONE ALARM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE CALL CORD JACK. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ADD'L ALARMS REPORTED AFTER REPLACEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: WHEN ALARM CONNECTED TO THE PAD THE MONITOR WAS HOT TO TOUCH, ALARM WOULD NOT RESET AFTER THE 30 SECOND DELAY AND WIRING PULLING OUT FROM THE BED PAD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
664887 PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM KMI MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC PADS-01
664888 PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM KMI MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC PADS - 01
664889 PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM KMI MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC PADS - 01
664890 PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM KMI MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC PADS - 01
665285 PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM KMI MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC PADS-01
665286 PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM PADS - PATIENT ALARM DISPOSABLE SYSTEM KMI MEDTEC MEDICAL, INC PADS-01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1