FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PHILIPS SURESIGNS VM

MDR report key: 8416311 · Received March 13, 2019

Report

Report Number
8416311
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 13, 2019
Date of Event
January 3, 2019
Report Date
January 11, 2019
Manufacturer
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Product Code
MHX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NY
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S CARDIAC MONITOR BEGAN TO ALARM V-TACH WITH A HEART RATE OF 160S-210S. LEADS WERE IN PROPER PLACE AND RHYTHM ON MONITOR APPEARED TO BE V-TACH. PATIENT ALERT, BP STABLE, RADIAL PULSE 104, DOCTOR AT BEDSIDE ORDERED DOSE OF IV CARDIZEM TO BE GIVEN. RN ATTACHED A SECOND MONITOR WITH MORE LEAD VISUALIZATION CAPABILITY AS IV CARDIZEM WAS TO BE GIVEN AND SECOND MONITOR SHOWED A SINUS TACHY RHYTHM WITH HR IN LOW 100S DESPITE FIRST CARDIAC MONITOR CONTINUING TO DISPLAY V-TACH WITH HR IN 200S. IV CARDIZEM NOT GIVEN, FIRST MONITOR TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
210128 PHILIPS SURESIGNS VM MONITOR, PHYSIOLOGICAL, PATIENT(WITH ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION OR ALARMS)26 MHX PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 23725 DA