FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ESPRIT

MDR report key: 604753 · Received May 23, 2005

Report

Report Number
2031642-2005-00053
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 23, 2005
Date of Event
April 11, 2005
Report Date
April 11, 2005
Manufacturer
RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC.
Product Code
CBK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE VENTILATOR SHUT DOWN. THE VENTILATOR WAS IN USE ON A PT, AND THERE WAS NO PT HARM. IT IS UNK WHETHER AN ALARM SOUNDED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THE RESPIRONICS SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED WHEN PREPARING TO SERVICE THE VENTILATOR, A NOTE WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO THE VENTILATOR INDICATING THE VENTILATOR WENT VENT INOP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A VENT INOP CONDITION, AND REPORTED THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE CODE LOG INDICATING THERE WAS A VENT INOP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THERE WERE DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE CODE LOG INDICATING AN OCCLUSION WAS DETECTED BY THE VENTILATOR WHICH OPENED THE SAFETY VALVE (SVO OCCLUSION). THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED BACKPRESSURE TESTING ON THE EXHALATION FILTER AND THE PRESSURE MEASURED 30CMH2O, INDICATING AN OCCLUDED FILTER. THE FILTER WAS DISCARDED. PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND PASSED PER OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ESPRIT VENTILATOR CBK RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC. V1000 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other