FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

RAPIDPOINT 500

MDR report key: 3811899 · Received May 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1217157-2014-00067
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 15, 2014
Date of Event
May 2, 2014
Report Date
May 5, 2014
Manufacturer
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS
Product Code
KQO
PMA / PMN Number
K113216
Removal / Correction Number
1217157-05-20-2014-003-C
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE FOR SERIAL NO. (B)(4) IS 09/26/2013. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE FOR SERIAL NO. (B)(4) IS 09/28/2013.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS SITUATION. URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE 31512 REV A WAS ISSUED FOR DISTRIBUTION ON 27 MAY 2014.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE RP500 INSTRUMENTS DISPLAYED QUESTION VALUES [...?] FOR SODIUM (NA), POTASSIUM (K), AND CALCIUM (CA) ON A PATIENT SAMPLE AND THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT REPORT ANY RESULTS FOR THESE ANALYTES. CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT A BLOOD GAS SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED FROM A RESUSCITATED PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2014. CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THEY REPEATED THE MEASUREMENT ON THE SAME SYSTEM(S/N (B)(4)) AND ANOTHER RP500 SYSTEM(S/N (B)(4)) AND BOTH SYSTEMS DISPLAYED QUESTION VALUES [...?] FOR SODIUM (NA), POTASSIUM (K), AND CALCIUM (CA) AND THE SYSTEMS DID NOT REPORT ANY RESULTS FOR THESE ANALYTES. CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, THEY MEASURED A SAMPLE ON THEIR RL1265 BLOOD GAS SYSTEM AND RESULTS FOR THE ALL THE ANALYTES WERE GENERATED INCLUDING SODIUM (NA), POTASSIUM (K), AND CALCIUM (CA). CUSTOMER MENTIONED THAT PATIENT DIED BUT NOT BECAUSE OF THE RP500 DISPLAYED QUESTION VALUES [...?] FOR SODIUM (NA), POTASSIUM (K), AND CALCIUM (CA) AND IT DID NOT REPORT RESULTS FOR THESE ANALYTES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
291839 RAPIDPOINT 500 RP 500 KQO SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Death