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Model Number CAX400T12 |
Device Problem
Degraded (1153)
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Patient Problems
Apnea (1720); Arrhythmia (1721); Dyspnea (1816); Headache (1880); Skin Inflammation/ Irritation (4545)
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Event Date 08/25/2021 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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The manufacturer was contacted in reference to the voluntary field safety notice / recall notification related to the sound abatement foam in certain cpap, bipap, and mechanical ventilator devices.The manufacturer received information alleging an issue related to a (cpap/bipap) device's sound abatement foam.The patient has alleged sleep apnea, breathing problem, headache, heart palpitations, skin and eye irritation.There was no report of serious or permanent patient harm or injury.The manufacturer's investigation is ongoing.A follow-up report will be submitted when the manufacturer's investigation is complete.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The manufacturer was contacted in reference to the voluntary field safety notice / recall notification related to the sound abatement foam in certain cpap, bipap, and mechanical ventilator devices.The manufacturer previously received information alleging sleep apnea, breathing problem, headache, heart palpitations, skin and eye irritation and device is noisy related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam.There was no report of patient harm or injury.After the final attempt to have the device and components returned for evaluation, customer declined to respond to the gfe related questions and terminated the call.The manufacturer is submitting a final report at this time.If pertinent information becomes available to the manufacturer at a later date, an addendum to this final report will be filed.Additional information was provided in d1, d4, g4 and h4.(device model, catalog, serial number, 510k number, device manufacturer date was updated in this report).Section h6 updated in this report.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The manufacturer was contacted in reference to the voluntary field safety notice / recall notification related to the sound abatement foam in certain cpap, bipap, and mechanical ventilator devices.The manufacturer previously reported an allegation of an issue related to a cpap device's sound abatement foam.The manufacturer received information alleged sleep apnea, breathing problem, headache, heart palpitations, skin and eye irritation and device is noisy.There was no report of serious or permanent harm or injury. additional information was received and added to the report.The device was returned to the manufacturer's service center on 09/21/2023 for further evaluation.The device was evaluated on 03/18/2023 there was no mention of visual findings to the external part of the device.The device was returned to the manufacturer's service center for further evaluation. the device was evaluated.There was no mention of visual findings to the external part of the device. the internal aspect of the device was inspected.The device powered on and airflow was confirmed.The device's downloaded logs were reviewed by the manufacturer.There were no errors found. the manufacturer concludes that they could not confirm the customer's allegation and there was no visible foam degradation and unit is scrapped.
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