FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
970S SMARTMONITOR
MDR report key: 480030
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Received August 21, 2003
Report
- Report Number
- 2518422-2003-00040
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 21, 2003
- Date of Event
- July 22, 2003
- Report Date
- July 22, 2003
- Manufacturer
- RESPIRONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- BZQ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
INFO WAS RECEIVED FROM THE VENDOR THAT THE UNIT'S AUDIBLE ALARM WAS NOT WORKING. THE MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED DURING THE CHECK OUT PROCEDURE BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVEMENT OR REPORTED PT HARM. A REPAIR EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ALARM WAS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE SOLDER JOINT FROM THE ALARM COMPONENT TO THE FRONT DISPLAY BOARD. THE BOARD WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 970S SMARTMONITOR | INFANT/APNEA MONITOR | BZQ | RESPIRONICS, INC. | 970S | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA |