FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SERVO-I

MDR report key: 7371185 · Received March 26, 2018

Report

Report Number
8010042-2018-00159
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 26, 2018
Date of Event
March 17, 2018
Report Date
March 26, 2018
Manufacturer
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K123149
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

OUR FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER INVESTIGATED THE UNIT ON SITE BUT THE FAULT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE UNIT WAS CLEARED FOR CLINICAL USE. EVALUATION OF THE RECEIVED DEVICE LOGS SHOWS THAT AFTER THE START OF THE NEBULIZING PROGRAM, A SOFTWARE ERROR ALARM FOR FAILED HANDLING OF REMAINING NEBULIZING TIME WAS GENERATED FOUR TIMES IN A ROW. THIS PROMPTED AN AUTOMATIC RESTART OF THE BREATHING SUBSYSTEM TO RECTIFY THE DETECTED PROBLEM. AFTER FOUR UNSUCCESSFUL RESTARTS WITH PERSISTENT INABILITY TO HANDLE THE REMAINING NEBULIZATION TIME, THE VENTILATOR PER DESIGN GENERATED A TECHNICAL ERROR CODE INDICATING DISABLED VALVES. THE CONDITIONS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM WERE LOST WHEN THE VENTILATOR WAS REBOOTED MANUALLY. THIS INDICATES THAT THE CAUSE WAS A TEMPORARY CORRUPTION OF DATA OR DATA THAT WAS MOMENTARILY PERCEIVED AS CORRUPT BY THE BREATHING SUBSYSTEM. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED IN THE BREATHING SUB-SYSTEM. THE ERROR WAS OF A TEMPORARY ART, IT WAS DETECTED BY THE SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATE ALARMS WERE GENERATED. THE CAUSE OF THE ERROR WAS A TEMPORARY CORRUPTION OF DATA. THE CAUSE OF THE CORRUPTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. GETINGE USA SALES, LLC (IMPORTER) IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB (MANUFACTURER). REF. EXEMPTION #: E2018003. GETINGE USA SALES, LLC 45 BARBOUR POND DRIVE WAYNE, NJ 07470. CONTACT PERSON: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VENTILATOR ALARMED FOR STOP OF VENTILATION WHILE BEING USED ON A PATIENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
214718 SERVO-I VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1