FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MANUFACTURER = PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS

MDR report key: 747007 · Received September 29, 2005

Report

Report Number
MW1259273
Event Type
Other
Date Received
September 29, 2005
Report Date
September 29, 2005
Manufacturer
*
Product Code
DRT
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AS THE RESULT OF AN ADVERSE EVENT INOUR FACILITY IN WHICH THERE WAS A DELAY IN RESPONDING TO ALRMS LEADERSHIP DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT ACTION PLAN IN WHICH THE CENTRAL MONITORING SYSTEM CAN NOT BE SILIENCED AT THE NURSE'S STATION, INSTEAD OF ALARMS WOULD NEED TO BE SILENCED AT THE BEDSIDE. HOWEVER UPON PROGRAMMING THE ALARMS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOHT RED AND YELLOW ALARMS HAVE TO BE RESET AT THE SITE I.E., EITHER THE PT ROOM OR THE CENTRAL STATION. IDEAL PROGRAMMING WOULD ALLOW THE CHOICE FOR YELLOW ALARMS TO BE SILENCED AT THE CENTRAL STATION AND RED ALARMS TO BE SILENCED AT THE BEDSIDE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MANUFACTURER = PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CENTRAL MONITORING SYSTEM DRT * M3150A *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR Other