FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PASSPORT XG

MDR report key: 818136 · Received November 10, 2004

Report

Report Number
2221819-2004-00043
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 10, 2004
Date of Event
October 7, 2004
Report Date
October 8, 2004
Manufacturer
DATASCOPE CORPORATION
Product Code
MHX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MONITOR WAS RETURNED TO THE FACTORY FOR EVALUATION. DATASCOPE'S NATIONAL REPAIR CENTER DETERMINED THAT THE POWER SUPPLY (0014-00-0028), AND LINE BATTERY BOARD (0670-00-0656) HAD EVIDENCE OF HEAT-RELATED DAMAGE. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH CANDY BECK OF DATASCOPE QUALITY ENGINEERING, ON NOVEMBER 4, REP OF C & D TECHNOLOGIES (THE POWER SUPPLY VENDOR) ADVISED THAT THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN THE POWER SUPPLY, AND THERE IS NO DANGER OF HAZARDS FROM THE SMOKE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHILE THE UNIT WAS IN USE, MONITORING A PATIENT, THE MONITOR EMITTED SMOKE FROM THE FRONT PANEL. THE MONITOR WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. TWO HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS WHO CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SMOKE REPORTED EXPERIENCING HEADACHE (DIRECTOR OF NURSING) AND COUGHING (ADMINISTRATOR) AFTER INHALING THE SMOKE. REPORTER STATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION IN HER RESPIRATORY TRACT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PASSPORT XG PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR MHX DATASCOPE CORPORATION PASSPORT XG NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR