FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HT70 PLUS VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 3893603 · Received June 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
2023050-2014-00235
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 9, 2014
Date of Event
April 25, 2014
Report Date
May 12, 2014
Manufacturer
NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K111146
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE RETURNED HT70 CONTROL BOARD WAS INSTALLED INTO A TEST VENTILATOR. THE UNIT WAS POWERED UP AND RUN OVERNIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE UNIT WAS THEN POWER CYCLED AN ADDITIONAL TEN TIMES AND NO ERRORS WERE OBSERVED. THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

COVIDIEN PERSONNEL VISITED THE HOSPITAL TO RETRIEVE THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE HAD BEEN ISOLATED, BUT HE POWER CORD WAS USED FOR ANOTHER DEVICE DURING STORAGE. THE DEVICE WAS LEFT UNPLUGGED, AND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DEPLETED. THE DEVICE WAS THEN CONNECTED TO ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) POWER AND ALLOWED TO CHARGE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COVIDIEN RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A CUSTOMER IN (B)(6) STATING THAT DURING PATIENT USE FOT HE HT70 PLUS VENTILATOR, WHEN THE CIRCUIT WAS REMOVED FOR SUCTION, THE DEVICE WAS ON STANDBY MODE AND IT SHUT DOWN. IT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN BUT DIDN'T START UP. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON ANOTHER VENTILATOR. THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. FIVE DAYS LATER, AT THE HOSPITAL, THE DEVICE STARTED UP WHEN TURNED ON WHILE ON BATTERY POWER (SHOWED AS 0%); HOWEVER IT WENT TO THE STANDBY MODE AND SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE UNIT WAS TURNED ON WHILE BEING CONNECTED TO THE ALTERNATING CURRENT (A.C.), THE BATTERY STARTED CHARGING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
334999 HT70 PLUS VENTILATOR CBK, NOU CBK NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. HT70

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention