FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
GE VERSAMED IVENT
MDR report key: 9172258
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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 |