FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

840 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 3934259 · Received June 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
8020893-2014-01497
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 27, 2014
Date of Event
May 22, 2014
Report Date
May 29, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN, FORMERLY NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT IRELAND
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K970460
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COVIDIEN CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEER (CSE) EVALUATED THE UNIT, AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION. THE CSE REPLACED THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB), THE BACKLIGHT INVERTER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCBS), AND UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE TO THE CURRENT REVISION. THE UNIT PASSED ALL TESTS AND CALIBRATIONS, AND IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY A CUSTOMER IN THE USA THAT, DURING PATIENT USE, AN 840 VENTILATOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VENTILATOR, AND PLACED ON AN ALTERNATIVE UNIT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
377348 840 VENTILATOR CBK COVIDIEN, FORMERLY NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT IRELAND 840

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention