FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PORTABLE OXYGEN GENERATOR (CONCENTRATOR, HOMEFILL)
MDR report key: 4092368
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Received September 16, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1031452-2014-09436
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 16, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 21, 2014
- Report Date
- August 21, 2014
- Manufacturer
- INVACARE FLORIDA OPERATIONS
- Product Code
- CAW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DEALER ALLEGED THAT THE 4 WAY VALVE WAS LEAKING. PER INDEPENDENT REPAIR STATEMENT THE UNIT WAS ALARMING OR RED LIGHT. KEY FAILURE WAS THE 4 WAY VALVE WAS LEAKING. ADDITIONAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE THE HOSE CLAMPS AND TIE WRAPS WERE DEFECTIVE, PILOT VALVE WAS NOT SHIFTING, HEAT EXCHANGER WAS LEAKING AND THE MUFFLER HOUSING WAS CRACKED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 572823 | PORTABLE OXYGEN GENERATOR (CONCENTRATOR, HOMEFILL) | 868.5440 | CAW | INVACARE FLORIDA OPERATIONS | IRC5PO2V |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |