VELA VENTILATOR
Report
- Report Number
- 2021710-2016-05154
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 30, 2016
- Date of Event
- December 2, 2016
- Report Date
- April 10, 2017
- Manufacturer
- CAREFUSION, INC
- Product Code
- CBK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K093094
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
CAREFUSION FILE IDENTIFICATION: (B)(4). (B)(4). A CAREFUSION FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WENT ONSITE AND THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE MAIN BOARD. THE SUSPECT MAIN BOARD HASN'T BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME BY CAREFUSION. IF THE DEVICE IS RETURNED THEN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER AN INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION: THE SUSPECT COMPONENT (PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD) WAS RETURNED TO CAREFUSION'S FAILURE ANALYSIS LABORATORY. THE INVESTIGATOR WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE REPORTED ISSUE. DURING INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TURBINE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER (PT801) WAS RESPONDING TO PRESSURE INPUT, HOWEVER, THE OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE (ODV) WAS OUT OF MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR VELA VENTILATOR DISPLAYED A TRANSDUCER FAULT ALARM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 866034 | VELA VENTILATOR | VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE | CBK | CAREFUSION, INC | VELA VENTILATOR |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |