BABYLOG 8000
Report
- Report Number
- 9611500-2017-00370
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 6, 2017
- Report Date
- February 27, 2018
- Manufacturer
- DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA
- Product Code
- CBK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K974176
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- EG
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE INVESTIGATION HAS JUST STARTED; RESULTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A FOLLOW UP-REPORT.
THE USER REPORTED ERROR CODE 004 WHICH INDICATES THAT THE MASTER CPU PCB OF THE BABYLOG 8000 HAD EXECUTED A RESTART (POTENTIALLY BECAUSE TO A COMPONENT MALFUNCTION). FURTHERMORE THE ERROR CODES 803 AND 810 HAVE BEEN REPORTED THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO DEVIATIONS REGARDING THE CONTROL PCB OF THE BABYLOG 8000. THEREFORE THE SUSPECTED PCB WAS REQUESTED FOR MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATION. DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF THE RETURNED CONTROL PCB IN A LAB DEVICE, THE DEVICE GENERATED THE ERROR CODES 810, 803 AND 807 (ALL THREE ERROR CODES INDICATE A MALFUNCTION OF THE CONTROL PCB) AFTER POWER ON. THEREFORE NO VENTILATION WAS POSSIBLE. DURING AN ONGOING VENTILATION, THIS CONDITION WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTINUOUS AUDIBLE ALARM IN ORDER TO ALERT THE USER. THE DEVICE WOULD OPEN THE AIRWAY SYSTEM TO AMBIENT TO ALLOW SPONTANEOUS BREATHING. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE AFFECTED CONTROL PCB REVEALED THAT TWO RESISTORS WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE AND THEREFORE CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE DEVICE BEHAVED AS SPECIFIED TO THE DETECTED FAILURE. THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES, RELATED TO THE SAME ROOT CAUSE, IS WITHIN THE EXPECTED RANGE OF THE RESPECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT AND THUS ACCEPTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE GENERATED ERROR CODES 803, 810, 004. NO INJURY REPORTED.
REFER TO THE INITIAL-REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 868189 | BABYLOG 8000 | VENTILATORS, INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL /PEDIATRIC | CBK | DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |