FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VELA VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 6216500 · Received December 30, 2016

Report

Report Number
2021710-2016-05156
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 30, 2016
Date of Event
October 12, 2016
Report Date
December 30, 2016
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION, INC
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K093094
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (FSR) WENT ON-SITE TO EVALUATE THE SUSPECT DEVICE. THE FSR DETERMINED THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS THE MAIN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY (PCBA). AFTER REPLACING THE MAIN PCBA, THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE FSR PERFORMED THE USER VERIFICATION TEST AND OPERATIONAL VERIFICATION PROCEDURE, ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE MAIN PCBA HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF, THEREFORE NO FURTHER EVALUATION CAN BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FINDING A VENTILATOR IN THE BACK ROOM WITH A PAPER ON IT THAT SAYS THE VENTILATOR WAS ON A PATIENT AND STARTED ALARMING DEFAULT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THERE IS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (FSR) WENT ON-SITE TO EVALUATE THE SUSPECT DEVICE AND REPORTED THE UNIT WAS ALARMING TRANSDUCER FAULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
865024 VELA VENTILATOR VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK CAREFUSION, INC VELA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention