FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
GEM 4000 PREMIER CARTRIDGE
MDR report key: 8286551
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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 |