FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DRAEGER JAUNDICE METER JM-105

MDR report key: 5952373 · Received September 13, 2016

Report

Report Number
MW5064767
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2016
Date of Event
September 12, 2016
Report Date
September 12, 2016
Manufacturer
DRAEGER, INC.
Product Code
MQM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

"CRITICAL" TRANSCUTANEOUS BILLRUBIN LEVEL ON THIS DEVICE (GREATER THAN 340 UMOL/L OR GREATER THAN 20 MG/DL) REGISTERS AS FLASHING "- 0 -" WITH UNITS DISPLAYED BELOW (EITHER MG/DL OR UMOL/L). ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION NURSES HAVE TAKEN THIS TO LITERALLY MEAN "0" AND HAVE NOT ACTED APPROPRIATELY (WHICH IS TO EITHER DRAW A SERUM BILIRUBIN OR AT LEAST NOTIFY THE PHYSICIAN). THIS HAS OCCURRED IN SPITE OF FAIRLY INTENSIVE NURSING TRAINING IN DEVICE USE. TO AVOID MISINTERPRETATION IT IS SUGGESTED THAT SOFTWARE BE MODIFIED SO THAT CRITICAL VALUES ARE DISPLAYED AS "HI", "- ! -" OR SIMILAR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
597211 DRAEGER JAUNDICE METER JM-105 JM-105 JAUNDICE METER MQM DRAEGER, INC. JM-105

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention