Model Number 1009-9212-000 |
Device Problem
Pressure Problem (3012)
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Patient Problem
Cardiac Arrest (1762)
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Event Date 01/09/2019 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Ge healthcare's investigation into the reported occurrence is still ongoing.A follow-up report will be issued when the investigation has been completed.Patient identifier information could not be obtained.Unique device identifier: (b)(4).The initial reporter is located outside the u.S., and therefore this information is not provided due to country privacy laws.Device evaluation anticipated, but not yet begun.
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Event Description
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'the hospital reported a patient had cardiac arrest during a case.It was alleged the ventilator had stopped mechanically ventilating in pressure mode towards the end of the case without alarming.It was unknown how long ventilation had stopped.The patient was resuscitated and remains in the icu.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Ge healthcare (gehc) product engineering performed an investigation of this event.The root cause of this event is undetermined and could not be reproduced.A gehc service representative performed a checkout of the equipment and was not able to confirm the reported complaint.The alarm logs showed 8 instances of â¿¿vol vent only".No positive end expiratory pressure (peep) or "pressure support ventilation" (psv) alarm during boot cycle 979.The sensor interface board (sib) would be the only cause of this alarm.The sib was tested in the laboratory and the board did not show any signs of failure during use.The sib was replaced proactively and the unit was returned to service.The patient was resuscitated and moved to the intensive care unit.
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