FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 512253 · Received February 20, 2004

Report

Report Number
512253
Event Type
Other
Date Received
February 20, 2004
Date of Event
October 1, 2003
Report Date
December 1, 2003
Manufacturer
PURITAN-BENNETT CORP
Product Code
CBK
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE VENT [VENTILATOR] SUDDENLY GAVE THE PT 71 BREATHS/MIN [MINUTE] AND BECAME STUCK AT THAT RATE. THE PT WAS TAKEN OFF THE VENT AND BAGGED WITH AN AMBU [BAG] AND O2 [OXYGEN] BY THE RN [REGISTERED NURSE], WHILE THE RESPIRATORY TECH [TECHNICIAN] CHECKED THE SETTINGS AND CIRCUIT. SHE CHANGED THE MODES AND SHUT THE VENT ON AND OFF TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ERROR OCCURRED IN ALL THE MODES OF THE VENT. THE SUPERVISOR WAS CALLED AND RECHECKED THE VENT. EVERYONE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VENT WAS CHANGED AND THE SAME SETTINGS WERE USE. CMV [CONTINIOUS MANDATORY VENTILATION] 16, 40%, VT [TIDAL VOLUME] 500, AND PEEP [POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE] 5. THE PT MAINTAINED STATS [SATURATIONS] OF 99-1005. THE VENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND BROUGHT TO BIOMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VENTILATOR VENTILATOR CBK PURITAN-BENNETT CORP 7200AE *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other PHILIPS MONITORS