A philips clinical consultant (cc) contacted the customer.The cc found the issue to be a result of an end user error, and not related to configuration or equipment malfunction.The end user had shut off the spo2 alarms off days prior to the event and they were never turned back on.As a result, the patient event occurred resulting in a transfer to a higher level of care within the facility; the eventual outcome was not known.The spo2 alarms being shut off on this patient¿s monitor was identified via the clinical audit tool and confirmed with clinical engineering.There was no product malfunction; this was a user issue.As a result of the confirmed findings by the philips clinical consultant, it was determined that there was no need for any configuration changes.There were no concerns regarding equipment malfunction, and the monitoring equipment did function appropriately.The cc was informed that the matter would be managed internally at the facility, as they do have policies in place for prevention of this from occurring.We will consider that the customer resolved the issue and that the device remains in use at the customer site, as no subsequent calls have been logged for this device/issue.No further investigation or action is warranted at this time.
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