NEOBLUE 3 LED PHOTOTHERAPY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3018859-2018-00079
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 30, 2018
- Report Date
- January 2, 2018
- Manufacturer
- NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED
- Product Code
- LBI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K160305
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
NATUS TECHNICAL SERVICE ADVISED THE COMPLAINANT TO REPLACE THE CONSTANT CURRENT PCB, AND A REPLACEMENT CONSTANT CURRENT PCB WAS DELIVERED TO THE COMPLAINANT ON 1/8/2018. NATUS TECHNICAL SERVICE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE COMPLAINANT CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE DEVICE ON 1/24/2018 AND 1/29/2018. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED.
NATUS RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE INTENSITY OF A NEOBLUE 3 DEVICE (INSTALLED (B)(6) 2014) WAS BELOW SPECIFICATIONS. WHILE MEASURING 12" BELOW THE CENTER OF THE DEVICE, THE COMPLAINANT REPORTED INTENSITY READINGS OF 30 AND 26 UW/CM^2/NM ON THE HIGH SETTING AND 7 AND 12 UW/CM^2/NM ON THE LOW SETTING. A NATUS NEOBLUE RADIOMETER (CALIBRATED 8/2017) WAS USED TO MEASURE INTENSITY. THE NEOBLUE 3 SERVICE MANUAL STATES THAT THE LIGHT INTENSITY SPECIFICATION IS 35 ± 3.5 UW/CM^2/NM ON THE HIGH SETTING AND 15 ± 2 UW/CM^2/NM ON THE LOW SETTING AS MEASURED BY A NEOBLUE RADIOMETER. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY, DELAY IN TREATMENT, OR ENVIRONMENTAL/SAFETY CONCERNS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70829 | NEOBLUE 3 LED PHOTOTHERAPY SYSTEM | NEOBLUE 3 | LBI | NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED | 001103 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |