Description of Event or Problem · 1
CONSECUTIVE BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS WERE IDENTICAL AT 129/73. MANUAL CHECK OF BLOOD PRESSURE OBTAINED AND WAS 54/30. PATIENT REQUIRED ADMINISTRATION OF EPHEDRINE AND INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS TO RESTORE BLOOD PRESSURE TO ACCESTABLE LEVEL. MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY HOSPITAL BIO-MEDICAL TECHNICIAN UPON EVALUATION AFTER EVENT. UNIT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER TO EVALUATE AND SERVICE IF NECESSARYDEVICE NOT LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.DEVICE SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE SCHEDULE. DATE LAST SERVICED: 01-FEB-92. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: USER FACILITY BIOMEDICAL/BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, PERFORMANCE TESTS PERFORMED. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NONE OR UNKNOWN. CONCLUSION: NONE OR UNKNOWN. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER/DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.