Model Number 3100A |
Device Problems
Device Stops Intermittently (1599); Device Operates Differently Than Expected (2913); Temperature Problem (3022)
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Patient Problems
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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Event Date 02/05/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).At this time, the customer has not responded to requests for additional information regarding this event. in the event that the device is received for evaluation or additional information is received, a follow-up report will be submitted.
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Event Description
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The customer reported that the end-user noticed a burning smell and then the oscillator overheat led lit up and the driver stopped, while the ventilator was in use on a patient.The user let the device cool down and tried to run it again for testing, without a patient, but the ventilator shut down again.After two hours of testing, the user removed the patient circuit diaphragm and found that the driver had ruptured.At this time, it is unknown if there was any patient harm/injury associated with this issue.
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Event Description
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There was no patient harm/injury associated with the reported issue.
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Event Description
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The customer reported that when the device stopped suddenly, the respiratory therapist used an artificial manual breathing unit (ambu) bag to ventilate the patient.The patient was placed onto a conventional ventilator.A blood gas test was performed on the mechanical ventilator and the results were acceptable.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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