FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

E360 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 4879807 · Received June 30, 2015

Report

Report Number
2023050-2015-00138
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 30, 2015
Date of Event
June 10, 2015
Report Date
June 11, 2015
Manufacturer
NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K053502
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE VENTILATOR WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT WAS POWERED ON AND PASSED THE POWER ON SELF-TEST (POST). THE EVENT LOG WAS CHECKED AND A COMMUNICATION ERROR MESSAGE WAS FOUND. THE UNIT WAS RUN OVERNIGHT AND NO ERRORS WERE FOUND. THE TOP COVER WAS REMOVED AND FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR HOLDING THE CABLE ASSEMBLY TO THE SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER (SBC) WAS LOOSE. THE CONNECTOR WAS RESEATED AND THE UNIT WAS ALLOWED TO RUN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE SBC AND THE CABLE ASSEMBLY WERE REMOVED FROM THE UNIT AND A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. NO ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. HOWEVER BOTH WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS VERIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PATIENT USE, A VENTILATOR SCREEN FROZE, DISPLAYED A ¿NO COMMUNICATION¿ ALERT MESSAGE, AND MADE A SOFT HIGH PITCHED ALARM. THE DEVICE CONTINUED TO VENTILATE AND THE PATIENT WAS ABLE TO BREATHE SPONTANEOUSLY. THE PATIENT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER VENTILATOR WITHOUT HARM. THERE IS NO REPORT OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
422164 E360 VENTILATOR CONTINUOUS VENTILATOR CBK NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. E360

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Required Intervention