ESSENCE COMPRESSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 9681154-2014-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 4, 2014
- Date of Event
- March 10, 2014
- Report Date
- March 10, 2014
- Manufacturer
- RESPIRATORY DRUG DELIVERY GROUP (UK) LTD.
- Product Code
- CAF
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042655
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED IN THIS INSTANCE. DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WAS REVIEWED AND CLEARLY STATES THAT THE FILTER IS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT PATIENT HARM AND IS CONSIDERED AS PATIENT MISUSE. MANUFACTURER CONCLUDES THAT DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ADEQUATE AND THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER F/U REPORTING.
THE MANUFACTURER REC'D INFO THAT AN INNOSPIRE ESSENCE NEBULIZER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL PHARMACY BY THE CARE GIVER WHERE THE PHARMACIST ATTEMPTED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT NEBULIZER KIT. THE PHARMACIST WAS ADVISED BY A PHILIPS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT THROUGH THEIR WHOLESALER, THEREAFTER THE PHARMACIST ALLEGEDLY CLEANED THE FILTER WITH AN ALCOHOL BASED SOLUTION, THIS ACTION WAS NOT ADVISED BY THE PHILIPS CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE. THE PATIENT THEN REC'D TREATMENT FROM THIS DEVICE AND ALLEGEDLY SUFFERED FROM MINOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS FEVER AND COUGHING. IT WAS LATER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO FURTHER PATIENT HARM DURING THIS EVENT. NO PERMANENT INJURY OR PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203739 | ESSENCE COMPRESSOR | COMPRESSOR, AIR, PORTABLE | CAF | RESPIRATORY DRUG DELIVERY GROUP (UK) LTD. | 1095060 | 130117 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |