FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GENESIS

MDR report key: 847219 · Received April 24, 2007

Report

Report Number
847219
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 24, 2007
Date of Event
April 1, 2007
Report Date
April 24, 2007
Manufacturer
DIVERSIFIED MEDICAL NCE
Product Code
MOQ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
WI, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DIVERSIFIED MEDICAL NCE SELLS REPLACEMENT BATTERIES THAT ARE MANUFACTURED FOR A SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL MEDICAL DEVICE. THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY FROM DIVERSIFIED/NCE FOR USE IN A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER'S VITAL SIGNS MONITOR SEEMS TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE MONITOR'S CHARGING SYSTEM. NEARLY 10% OF THE REPLACEMENT BATTERIES PURCHASED FROM DIVERSIFIED AND INSTALLED BY THIS HOSPITAL HAVE SWELLED/CRACKED CASES AND LEAK. ONE MONITOR HAD A DAMAGED BATTERY COMPARTMENT WITH DETERIORATED BATTERY TERMINALS. THERE WERE NO PATIENT RELATED INCIDENTS AS A RESULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GENESIS BATTERY MOQ DIVERSIFIED MEDICAL NCE * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *