FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PORTABLE OXYGEN GENERATOR (CONCENTRATOR, HOMEFILL)
MDR report key: 4110237
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Received September 23, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1031452-2014-10538
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 23, 2014
- Report Date
- August 29, 2014
- Manufacturer
- INVACARE FLORIDA OPERATIONS
- Product Code
- CAW
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PER INDEPENDENT REPAIR CENTER STATEMENT, THE UNIT WAS ALARMING / RED LIGHT. THE KEY FAILURE WAS THE 4-WAY VALVE WAS STUCK. ADDITIONAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE THE COMPRESSOR WAS LOUD, THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS LEAKING, THE POPPET VALVE WAS NOT SHIFTING, THE TY WRAPS WERE LEAKING, THE GEAR CLAMPS WERE LEAKING AND THE ELBOW FOR THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS LEAKING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 590003 | PORTABLE OXYGEN GENERATOR (CONCENTRATOR, HOMEFILL) | 868.5440 | CAW | INVACARE FLORIDA OPERATIONS | IRC5PW |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |