FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DRAGER/AIRSHIELDS

MDR report key: 692233 · Received March 6, 2006

Report

Report Number
MW1038213
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 6, 2006
Date of Event
November 10, 2005
Report Date
March 6, 2006
Manufacturer
*
Product Code
FMZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

STAFF PREPARING TO TRANSPORT INFANT TO ICN. ODOR NOTICED BY PHYSICIAN. SMOKE NOTED COMING FROM FRONT OF ISOLETTE. INFANT REMOVED WITHOUT HARM. BIOMED TOOK ISOLETTE FOR EVAL. FOUND JACK ON THE POWER CHASSIS ASSEMBLY HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED. BIOMED REPLACED SUBASSEMBLY TO FIX THE UNIT. ALSO REPLACED SAME SUBASSEMBLY ON SECOND UNIT. INCIDENT MAY BE AGE RELATED SINCE ELECTRONICAL/ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BREAK DOWN OVER TIME AND CAN MALFUNCTION. UNITS WERE PURCHASED IN 1981 AND 1991, RESPECTIVELY. SINCE MFR STILL SUPPORTS THIS UNIT, USE MAY CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF AGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DRAGER/AIRSHIELDS ISOLETTE FMZ * T1100-1 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other