FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SPACELABS TELEMETRY RECEIVER MODULE

MDR report key: 4741367 · Received April 30, 2015

Report

Report Number
3010157426-2015-00096
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 30, 2015
Date of Event
April 1, 2015
Report Date
June 16, 2015
Manufacturer
SPACELABS HEALTHCARE INC.
Product Code
DSI
PMA / PMN Number
K925510
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

USING THE PATIENT RETROSPECTIVE DATABASE PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER AND REVIEWED BY A SPACELABS LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, A 25 BEAT EPISODE OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VTACH) WAS LOCATED FOR THE REPORTED EVENT. THERE WAS AN ASSOCIATED ALARM FOR THIS EVENT. THERE WAS A 13 BEAT VTACH EPISODE FOLLOWING THE 25 BEAT EPISODE WITH A 5.5 SECOND SEPARATION OF NORMAL BEATS. WHEN THERE IS LESS THAN 10 SECONDS SEPARATING TWO EPISODES OF VTACH, THE DATABASE REPORTS IT AS ONE LONG EPISODE INSTEAD OF TWO. THIS IS BY DESIGN. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION. THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED FINAL AND THE ISSUE CLOSED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ONSITE TESTING BY A SPACELABS FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DECLINED BY THE CUSTOMER SINCE THE EQUIPMENT WAS STILL IN USE. SPACELABS HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND WILL FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. PLACEHOLDER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SPACELABS RECEIVED A REPORT THAT ON (B)(6) 2015 AT 3:17 A.M. A TELEMETRY PATIENT MONITORED WITH TRANSMITTER MODEL 90343-5, RECEIVER MODULE MODEL 90478 AND CENTRAL MONITOR MODEL 91387-38 EXPERIENCED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VTACH). THERE WAS NO ALARM GENERATED AT THE CENTRAL MONITOR AND NO RECORDING IN THE ALARMS TAB FOR ICS-G2 FOR THIS EVENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
284167 SPACELABS TELEMETRY RECEIVER MODULE TELEMETRY RECEIVER MODULE DSI SPACELABS HEALTHCARE INC. 90478

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 (B)(4)