FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
AIRLIFE PREFILLED NEBULIZER KIT
MDR report key: 5916966
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Received August 31, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 5916966
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 31, 2016
- Date of Event
- May 11, 2016
- Report Date
- August 17, 2016
- Manufacturer
- CAREFUSION 211, INC. DBA CAREFUSION
- Product Code
- CAF
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT WAS ON TRACH MASK, FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY ON THE AIRLIFE NEBULIZER KIT (TRACH MASK SET UP). THE DEVICE SEEMED TO HAVE A FACTORY DEFECT AND STOPPED DELIVERING OXYGEN TO THE PATIENT, IN WHICH HE DESATURATED TO 82% AND BECAME AGITATED. I KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED RIGHT AWAY AND PLACED HIM ON THE VENTILATOR (AT BEDSIDE) IMMEDIATELY AND HYPER-OXYGENATED HIM. I REPLACED THE DEVICE AND CONTINUED HIM ON A NEW AIRLIFE NEBULIZER KIT. I HAVE SEEN THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON ONE OF THE DEVICES BEFORE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 569805 | AIRLIFE PREFILLED NEBULIZER KIT | NEBULIZER (DIRECT PATIENT INTERFACE) | CAF | CAREFUSION 211, INC. DBA CAREFUSION | 1000ML | Z1-1512262 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Other |