FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
INVIVO RESEARCH 3500 MONITOR
MDR report key: 439736
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Received January 1, 2003
Report
- Report Number
- 1051786-2002-00013
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 1, 2003
- Date of Event
- November 27, 2001
- Report Date
- December 31, 2002
- Manufacturer
- INVIVO RESEARCH, INC.
- Product Code
- DRT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PULSE OXIMETER READINGS DISPLAYED 69% TO 100% SP02 SATURATION VALUES FROM ANY GIVEN SECOND DEPENDENT ON THE POSITION OF THE MASIMO SP02 SENSOR CABLE. PATIENT REQUIRED INTERVENTION DUE TO AN UNDETECTED LEFT SIDED PNEUMOTHORAX WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY BRONCHOSCOPY. THIS PROCEDURE RESOLVED THE PATIENT'S IMMEDIATE RISK. THE SP02 SATURATION VALUES WERE STILL ERRATIC AND REQUIRED A SEPARATE ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS DETERMINATION TO VERIFY THE PATIENT'S BLOOD SATURATION VALUES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INVIVO RESEARCH 3500 MONITOR | MULTI-PARAMETER PATIENT MONITOR | DRT | INVIVO RESEARCH, INC. | 3500 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 YR | Required Intervention | MASIMO PULSE OXIMETER SENSORS (UNK). |