FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

980 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 6421191 · Received March 21, 2017

Report

Report Number
8020893-2017-05318
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 21, 2017
Date of Event
July 18, 2016
Report Date
October 30, 2017
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K131252
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A BREATH DELIVERY (BD) PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCB) WAS RETURNED TO COVIDIEN/ MEDTRONIC¿S PRODUCT ANALYSIS. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED COMPONENT WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND SEVERE FLUX CONTAMINATION ON THE BD DIAGNOSTIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) ARRAY. THE RETURNED COMPONENT WAS INSTALLED INTO A TEST VENTILATOR FOR ANALYSIS. AN INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS ISOLATED TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT (U101) IN THE PCB. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, WHILE IN USE ON A PATIENT, A 840 VENTILATOR GENERATED AN INOPERABLE ERROR MESSAGE. THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VENTILATOR AND PLACED ON AN ALTERNATE VENTILATOR. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED EVENT. THE SERVICE ENGINEER (SE) INSPECTED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE SE REPLACED THE BREATH DELIVERY (BD) CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB). THE SE UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO THE CURRENT REVISION, PERFORMED CALIBRATIONS AND EXTENDED SELF-TESTING ON THE DEVICE AND ALL TESTS PASSED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
204253 980 VENTILATOR VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK COVIDIEN 980

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention