FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

V60 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 3833928 · Received May 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
2031642-2014-00399
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 27, 2014
Report Date
May 1, 2014
Manufacturer
RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC.
Product Code
MNT
PMA / PMN Number
K082660
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FLOW SENSOR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE VENTILATOR FAILED ON POWER UP DURING INITIAL USE OF THE VENTILATOR. THE DEVICE WAS NOT IN USE ON A PATIENT THEREFORE THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR HARM. THE VENTILATOR WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. FACTORY EVALUATION AND TESTING REVEALED THE VENTILATOR WOULD NOT POWER UP. THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO AN INTERNAL OPEN ON A INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPONENT OF THE OXYGEN FLOW SENSOR. THE NOTED FAILURE MAY RESULT IN A SHUTDOWN OF THE DEVICE DURING USE IN NORMAL VENTILATION OPERATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
310942 V60 VENTILATOR VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS MNT RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC. V60 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1