FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VIDERIA NEC MONITOR

MDR report key: 405997 · Received July 18, 2002

Report

Report Number
MW1025618
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 18, 2002
Date of Event
July 13, 2002
Report Date
July 18, 2002
Manufacturer
NEC
Product Code
DRT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

VIDERIA NURSES STATION WENT DOWN DUE TO DEFECTIVE MONITOR IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. MONITOR GOES BLANK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BOARD PREVENTING MONITORING OF PTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THE FACILITY IN TWO DAYS THE FIRST WAS YESTERDAY IN STEPDOWN UNIT TELEMETRY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADD'L INFO REC'D FROM MFR 11/21/02: THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE NEC DISPLAY MONITOR WENT BLANK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BOARD, PREVENTING THE MONITORING OF PTS. THE NURSE OBSERVED THE BLANK SCREEN AND ATTEMPTED TO REBOOT THE M3150A, BUT THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT REBOOT BECAUSE OF THE NON-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY MONITOR. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE DISPLAY WITH A BACK UP; THE SYSTEM WAS THEN REBOOTED BRINGING THE CENTRAL STATION TO FULL FUNCTIONALITY. THE HOSPITAL BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND DETERMINED THAT THE MONITOR DISPLAY WAS NOT OPERATING. THEY SENT THE MONITOR TO A THIRD PARTY FOR ANALYSIS AND DETEMRINED THAT THE MONITOR'S DRIVER BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE MONITOR WAS REPAIRED, THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICER RETURNED IT TO THE CUSTOMER FOR FURTHER USE. PHILIPS WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS ANALYSIS. DATE MFR MADE AWARE: AUGUST 29, 2002. THERE WERE NO DEATH OR INJURY INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. THE DISPLAY MONITOR WAS SERVICED BY A THIRD-PARTY SERVICER AND RETURNED TO USE. THERE ARE NO DESIGN CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR THIS MONITOR DISPLAY. MONITORS USED WITH THE M3150A GENERALLY OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. MFR'S REVIEW OF ITS RELIABILITY LIMITS FOR THIS BOARD FAILURE HAS NOT INDICATED THAT ADD'L ACTION IS WARRANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VIDERIA NEC MONITOR NEC MODEL LA-1831JMW DRT NEC M3150A *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Life Threatening