FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
INNERCOOL RTX
MDR report key: 4173498
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Received September 19, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 4173498
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 19, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 9, 2014
- Report Date
- September 19, 2014
- Manufacturer
- PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- NCX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT WITH INNERCOOL THERAPY. DEVICE BECAME ACCIDENTALLY UNPLUGGED THIS AM, PLUGGED BACK IN IMMEDIATELY AND RESET. THEN DEVICE SEEMED TO HAVE A SMALL POWER SURGE, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. PATIENT WAS COOLING, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 TEMP BEGAN TO GO UP TO 37.5 (HIGHEST); MD WAS PAGED, HE THEN CAME UP TO THE UNIT TO ASSESS THE DEVICE. HE WAS INFORMED OF THAT THE DEVICE SEEMED TO STOP COOLING AT SOME POINT, BUT WAS STILL RUNNING. HE THEN TURNED THE CONSOLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE THEN. THERE WAS ONE MESSAGE WHEN HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE SCREENS BEFORE THE MACHINE WAS TURNED OFF THAT SAID "THERAPY COMPLETE" AT 1500.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582869 | INNERCOOL RTX | SYSTEM, HYPOTHERMIA, INTRAVENOUS, COOLING | NCX | PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 23-05 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR |