Block a1 to a4: patient information not currently available.Block d4: udi: (b)(4).Ge healthcare investigation is ongoing.A follow up report will be submitted when the investigation has been completed.Legal manufacturer: hcs research park - 9900 innovation drive usa wauwatosa, wi 53226.H3 other text : device evaluation anticipated, but not yet begun.
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Investigation findings: it was reported after conducting an ecg on patient a, the technician pressed â¿¿continue with same patientâ¿쳌, then pressed that again when patient b was connected 13 minutes later.The user completed patient b ecg without entering the patientâ¿¿s demographic information.The user mistakenly pressed â¿¿continue with same patientâ¿쳌 instead of "start new patient" which caused the ekg to attach to patient a demographics and lead to incorrect ecg results.The physician reviewed the ecg in muse and recommended a pacemaker for patient a based on patient b ecg.Patient a had a pacemaker placed unnecessarily.Based on the information available, gehcâs investigation concluded: (1) there were no indication of a device malfunction; (2) no design or user interface issues that may have contributed to the event and, (3) no adverse trend identified in a review of similar complaints.H3 other text : device problem already known, no evaluation necessary.
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