FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

840 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 4151761 · Received October 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
8020893-2014-02317
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2014
Report Date
September 19, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K970460
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COVIDIEN CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEER (CSE) EVALUATED THE DEVICE, AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION. THE CSE REPLACED THE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB), GUI TO BREATH DELIVERY (BD) CABLE, AND UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE TO THE CURRENT REVISION, WHICH RESOLVED THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE UNIT PASSED ALL TESTS AND CALIBRATIONS, AND IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. COVIDIEN REFERENCE # (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY A CUSTOMER IN THE USA THAT, DURING PATIENT USE, THE 840 VENTILATOR GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) HAD A COMMUNICATION MALFUNCTION WITH THE BREATH DELIVERY UNIT (BDU). THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
632959 840 VENTILATOR CONTINUOUS VENTILATOR CBK COVIDIEN 840

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention