FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VITAERIS
MDR report key: 5348134
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Received December 31, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- MW5058949
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 31, 2015
- Date of Event
- December 29, 2015
- Report Date
- December 31, 2015
- Manufacturer
- HYPERBARIC TECHNOLOGIES INC./ OXYHEALTH
- Product Code
- CBF
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A NURSE WAS TREATING A PATIENT IN A VITAERIS 320 HYPERBARIC CHAMBER. IT CAME TIME TO DEPRESSURIZE THE CHAMBER AND RIGHT AFTER SHE TURNED THE KNOB TO LET THE PRESSURE OUT, THE VITAERIS 320 HYPERBARIC CHAMBER EXPLODED CAUSING THE ZIPPER TO RIP OFF. A WHITE DUST BLEW OUT EVERYWHERE AND THE PATIENT AND NURSE WERE PRETTY SHAKEN UP.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 861904 | VITAERIS | PORTABLE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER | CBF | HYPERBARIC TECHNOLOGIES INC./ OXYHEALTH | VITAERIS 320 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |