FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
JM103 TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIMETER
MDR report key: 4148885
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Received October 1, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- MW5038489
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 1, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 17, 2014
- Report Date
- October 1, 2014
- Manufacturer
- DRAEGER MEDICAL INC
- Product Code
- MQM
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(6) 2014, MOM DELIVERED A NORMAL ((B)(6)) NEWBORN PRETERM AT (B)(6) GESTATION. ON (B)(6) 2014, NURSE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE ORDER FOR A 24 HOUR (TCB) TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBIN USING THE TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETER (JAUNDICE METER) ON NEWBORN (B)(6) AGE. THE INITIAL READING ON THE JAUNDICE METER SCREEN WAS (- - -) LINES ACROSS THE SCREEN. THE NURSE THEN ATTEMPTED TO RECALIBRATE AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES ON NEWBORN TO OBTAIN A NUMERICAL READING AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. NURSE DID ATTEMPT TO PERFORM TCB ON HERSELF AND WAS ABLE TO GET A NUMERICAL READING AND THEREFORE THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE METER. NURSE THEN OBTAINED A SERUM BILIRUBIN AND LEVEL WAS 25.1 MG/DL. BABY REQUIRED EMERGENCY EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION AND TRANSFER TO NICU.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610449 | JM103 TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIMETER | JAUNDICE METER JM-103 | MQM | DRAEGER MEDICAL INC | JM 103 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 DA | Life Threatening |