FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PHILIPS SURESIGNS VM
MDR report key: 8416311
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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 |