FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

POSITIONPRO WITH PENDANT

MDR report key: 3995017 · Received August 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001831750-2014-03201
Event Type
Death
Date Received
August 8, 2014
Date of Event
May 13, 2014
Report Date
July 16, 2014
Manufacturer
STRYKER MEDICAL-KALAMAZOO
Product Code
FNM
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSING ASSISTANT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT ON THE MATTRESS CODED AND REQUIRED CPR. WHILE PERFORMING CPR, THE MATTRESS¿ SELF-ASSIST TURN FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATING ON ITS OWN DUE TO A PENDANT MALFUNCTION. CONVERSATION WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AT THE USER FACILITY CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT CODED PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRING AND WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION; THAT THE MATTRESS MALFUNCTION DID NOT AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM CPR; AND FURTHER, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE USER FACILITY THAT THE CPR HANDLES WERE NOT PULLED OUT AS IS INSTRUCTED PRIOR TO PERFORMING CPR. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT COULD NOT BE RESUSCITATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
470087 POSITIONPRO WITH PENDANT MATTRESS, AIR FLOTATION, ALTERNATING PRESSURE FNM STRYKER MEDICAL-KALAMAZOO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1