FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GE VERSAMED IVENT

MDR report key: 9172258 · Received October 8, 2019

Report

Report Number
MW5090282
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2019
Date of Event
October 1, 2019
Report Date
October 2, 2019
Manufacturer
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
CBK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
501

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE PT WAS HAVING MRI TESTING, VERSAMED IVENT ALARMED "LOW BATTERY" FOR APPROX 5 MINS DESPITE BEING PLUGGED INTO A RED EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLET. ALARM THEN CHANGED TO "BATTERY DEPLETED", THE SCREEN CONTRAST TOGGLED BETWEEN BRIGHT AND DIM AND, UNIT CONTINUED TO VENTILATE PT FOR APPROX ANOTHER 5 MINS. THE VENTILATOR SCREEN ABRUPTLY WENT BLACK AND THE VENTILATOR SHUT DOWN DESPITE BEING PLUGGED INTO THE EMERGENCY WALL ELECTRICAL POWER SOCKET. PT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM VENTILATOR CIRCUIT AND MANUALLY VENTILATED WITH 100% O2. NO HARM CAME TO PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
959215 GE VERSAMED IVENT VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1.4.5.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 36 YR Life Threatening| R