FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INVIVO RESEARCH 3500 MONITOR

MDR report key: 439736 · 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).