FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PRECISION FLOW

MDR report key: 4273184 · Received October 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
4273184
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 16, 2014
Date of Event
October 9, 2014
Report Date
October 16, 2014
Manufacturer
VAPOTHERM, INC
Product Code
BTT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
CA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING HIGH FLOW HUMIDIFICATION THE GAS FLOW KEPT STARTING AND STOPPING. THE THERAPIST COULD NOT CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THE DEVICE WAS EXCHANGED WITH ANOTHER UNIT AND THERAPY CONTINUED WITH NO ISSUES. THIS IS SECOND EVENT OF THIS TYPE ON THIS DEVICE. A CLINICIAN STATED THAT A NEW CANNULA IS IN USE AND MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO FLOW ERRORS. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BME) RETRIEVED BOTH THE DEVICE AND CANNULA TO SEND TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS.======================MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR HIGH FLOW HUMIFIFIER, VAPOTHERM (PER SITE REPORTER).======================DEVICE TO BE RETURNED FOR REPAIR AND EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
657135 PRECISION FLOW HUMIDIFIER, RESPIRATORY GAS (DIRECT PATIENT INTERFACE) BTT VAPOTHERM, INC * *
657362 COMFORT SOFTPLUS CANNULA, NASAL, OXYGEN CAT VAPOTHERM, INC * 07292014N42

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 5 YR