FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

VAPOTHERM 2000I

MDR report key: 682596 · Received March 6, 2006

Report

Report Number
1125759-2006-00005
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 6, 2006
Date of Event
January 31, 2006
Report Date
February 27, 2006
Manufacturer
VAPOTHERM, INC.
Product Code
BTT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTER, INFECTION CONTROL PROFESSIONAL TELEPHONED VAPOTHERM TO REPORT A CASE OF RALSTONIA BACTERIA TAKEN FROM A TRACH CULTURE. THE CALL WAS RECEIVED IN FEB 2006. REPORTER REPORTED POSITIVE CULTURES FROM THE PATIENT'S TRACH TUBE IN JAN 2006 AND IN FEB 2006. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN ON A VAPOTHERM FROM WHICH IT SUCCESSFULLY WEANED TO STANDARD NASAL CANNULA IN DEC 2005. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INFECTIONS OR POSITIVE CULTURES ASSOCIATED WITH VAPOTHERM DURING THAT TIME. AS PART OF RECALL THE HOSPITALS VAPOTHERM DEVICES WERE RETURNED AND IN CONTROL OF VAPOTHERM, INC IN 2006. SUBSEQUENT THE LAST EXPOSURE TO VAPOTHERM IN DEC 2005 THIS PATIENT WAS NOT TREATED WITH A VAPOTHERM DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VAPOTHERM 2000I HUMIDIFIER-BTT BTT VAPOTHERM, INC. 2000I *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 5 MO Other