FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GEM 4000 PREMIER CARTRIDGE

MDR report key: 8286551 · Received January 28, 2019

Report

Report Number
MW5083452
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 28, 2019
Date of Event
January 17, 2019
Report Date
January 25, 2019
Manufacturer
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
Product Code
CHL
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

GEM 4000 ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS MACHINE EJECTED A CARTRIDGE BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION. THIS CARTRIDGE HAD A LEAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT WHICH LEAKED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ABG MACHINE. TWO NEW CARTRIDGE WERE THEN INSTALLED, BOTH OF WHICH FAILED DUE TO IQM ERROR. LEAKING CARTRIDGE LOT #18119C, SN. (B)(4). MANUFACTURER IS INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY. DATES OF USE : (B)(6) 2018 - (B)(6) 2019, DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS MACHINE, IS THE PRODUCT COMPOUNDED? NO, IS THE PRODUCT OVER-THE-COUNTER? NO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
74806 GEM 4000 PREMIER CARTRIDGE ELECTRODE MEASUREMENT, BLOOD GASES (PCO2, PO2) AND BLOOD PH CHL INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. GEM4000 PAK 181119C
74807 GEM 4000 PREMIER CARTRIDGE ELECTRODE MEASUREMENT, BLOOD GASES (PCO2, PO2) AND BLOOD PH CHL INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. 181119C

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1