SPACELABS TELEMETRY RECEIVER MODULE
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
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.
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.
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) |