FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
LTV
MDR report key: 5040387
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Received August 28, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 2031702-2015-00195
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 28, 2015
- Date of Event
- February 22, 2015
- Report Date
- August 28, 2015
- Manufacturer
- CAREFUSION 203, INC
- Product Code
- CBK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K060647
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE VENTILATOR WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THE CUSTOMER'S BIOMEDICAL TECHNICIAN HAD EXAMED THE VENTILATOR AND FOUND THE VENTILATOR SMOLDERING INTERNALLY AT THE ELECTRICAL CORD. THE VENTILATOR'S PIGTAIL HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE BIOMED TECH.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON THE VENTILATOR, THE RN WITNESSED THE VENTILATOR SPARKING AT THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET. THE RN CALLED FOR HELP AND BEGAN TO MANUALLY VENTILATE THE PATIENT. THE VENTILATOR SCREEN READ "LOW POWER". THE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST WAS CALLED, THE PATIENT WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER ROOM, AND THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON A DIFFERENT VENTILATOR. THE VENTILATOR WAS PULLED AND ENGINEERING WAS CALLED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 572436 | LTV | VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS | CBK | CAREFUSION 203, INC | LTV 1200 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR | Required Intervention |