FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VELA VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 4040337 · Received August 22, 2014

Report

Report Number
2021710-2014-00044
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 22, 2014
Date of Event
April 9, 2014
Report Date
April 9, 2014
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K032451
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY DID NOT SUBMIT A USER FACILITY REPORT TO THE MANUFACTURER. (B)(4). THE FOLLOWING INFO CONCERNING THE EVAL OF THE DEVICE BY THE USER FACILITY IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFO DOCUMENTED BY A CAREFUSION TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN RESPONSE TO A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH A USER FACILITY REP. THE USER FACILITY BIOMED EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED EVENT THUS WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE IN THIS ALLEGED EVENT. IN ADDITION THE USER FACILITY RESPIRATORY THERAPIST REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE IS OPERATING FINE AND WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE. AS OF (B)(4) 2014 THE USER FACILITY HAS NOT REQUESTED ADDITIONAL REPORT TO CAREFUSION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT WAS COPIED FROM A (B)(4) REPORT RECEIVED BY CAREFUSION FROM THE FDA (B)(4) 2014. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT WAS DOCUMENTED BY A CAREFUSION TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST IN RESPONSE TO A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH A USER FACILITY REP ON (B)(4) 2014. "THE EVENT WAS ON A PT JUST BEING ADMITTED AND THEN PT WAS PUT INTO ANOTHER VENT WITHOUT INJURY. THE VENT DID ALARM WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AND ALSO HE SAID IT WAS PLUGGED INTO AC POWER. [NAME REMOVED] SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE VENT LOSING POWER AND THAT IT IS WORKING FINE NOW."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
508560 VELA VENTILATOR VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK CAREFUSION VELA COMP D NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention