FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GIRAFFE INCUBATOR

MDR report key: 558921 · Received December 1, 2004

Report

Report Number
558921
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 1, 2004
Date of Event
November 9, 2004
Report Date
November 22, 2004
Manufacturer
OHMEDA MEDICAL A DIVISION OF GE MEDICAL
Product Code
FMT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
VA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S IN AN ISOLETTE WITH VITAL SIGNS STABLE. THE ISOLETTE SOUNDED AN ALARM AND THE MESSAGE "SYSTEM MALFUNCTION" APPEARED. THE ISOLETTE WAS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. TWENTY MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.FOLLOW UP REVEALS:NO ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME.UNIT FOUND TO HAVE ERROR 16 AND 23 CODES. TRACED FAILURE TO FAULTY SOLID START RELAY. RELAY WAS REPLACED AND UNIT TESTED TO SPECS. RETURNED UNIT TO SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GIRAFFE INCUBATOR INCUBATOR FMT OHMEDA MEDICAL A DIVISION OF GE MEDICAL GIRAFFE *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 4 DA NONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE| NO OTHER THERAPIES| EVENT.