FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SENSORMEDICS

MDR report key: 3961150 · Received May 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
2021710-2014-00028
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 28, 2014
Date of Event
April 28, 2014
Report Date
April 28, 2014
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION
Product Code
LSZ
PMA / PMN Number
P890057
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY DID NOT SUBMIT A USER FACILITY REPORT TO THE MANUFACTURER. EVENT CODES WERE DERIVED BASED ON INFO DOCUMENTED BY A CAREFUSION TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN RESPONSE TO A PHONE CONVERSATION (S) WITH A USER FACILITY REP. (B)(4). THE FOLLOWING INFO CONCERNING THE EVAL OF THE DEVICE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFO DOCUMENTED BY THE CAREFUSION FIELD SVC REP. THE CAREFUSION FIELD SVC REP EVALUATED THE DEVICE, VERIFIED THE COMPLAINT AND DETERMINED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS A FAULTY ALARM DISPLAY PCBA. THE CAREFUSION FIELD SVC REP REPLACED THE ALARM DISPLAY PCBA, PERFORMED A SEVEN YEAR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND TESTED THE DEVICE PER THE SVC MANUAL TO ENSURE IT MEETS ALL FACTORY SPECS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER READY TO BE PLACED BACK TO SVC. CAREFUSION ISSUED A RETURN GOODS AUTHORIZATION (RGA) NUMBER FOR THE RETURN OF THE ALLEGED FAULTY ALARM DISPLAY PCBA FOR EVAL. AS OF (B)(4) 2014 THE ALLEGED FAULTY ALARM DISPLAY PCBA HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. ONCE THE ALARM DISPLAY PCBA HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE EVAL COMPLETED, A F/U MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT WAS DOCUMENTED BY A CAREFUSION TECH SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN RESPONSE TO A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH A USER FACILITY REP (S). "[NAMED REMOVED] IN BIOMED CALLED. HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE A SVC CALL ON THE RT'S STATED THAT THE MAP ALARMS WILL LIGHT UP ON THE LED'S BUT THERE IS NO AUDIBLE ALARM. I ASKED HIM IF THERE IS AN AUDIBLE ALARM FOR EVERYTHING ELSE, HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. HE SAID THAT THEY HAD THE UNIT RUNNING ON A PT AND NOTICED THE LED'S WERE COMING ON FOR THE MAP ALARM BUT NO AUDIBLE ALARM NOTED. HE SAID AS FAR AS HE KNOWS THERE WAS NO PT HARM. THE UNIT WAS SWAPPED OUT AND IS IN THE BIOMED SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT. GAVE HIM SVC RATES FOR TRAVEL AND LABOR. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO HIM I DON'T SEE ANY HISTORY OF A 7 YR PM BEING DONE ON THIS UNIT SO THAT IS OVERDUE. HE UNDERSTOOD AND AT THIS POINT THEY WANT THE UNIT LOOKED AT FOR THE ALARM ISSUE."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
314925 SENSORMEDICS VENTILATOR, HIGH FREQUENCY LSZ CAREFUSION 3100A NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1