The reported problem was investigated via field service engineer (fse).The customer stated that the monitor did not alarm an arterial line disconnect and the patient exsanguinated about 200cc of blood.The customer stated that the event took place on (b)(6) 2019 between 9-10 am at room 4071, 4e at the icu.A fse went onsite to provide the logs / trend data to the product support specialist (pse) and r&d for evaluation.The remote support checked the clinical audit trail and confirmed no pressure disconnect alarm at the device.The remote support advised the customer to enable the pressure extreme alarm limits and changed the alarms configuration to systolic, diastolic and mean pressure.It has been established that there was no product malfunction.During investigation it could be identified that the alarm condition of non-pulsatile pressure and continuously pressure less than 10mmhg was not present.The remote support advised the customer to enable extreme alarm limits and changes alarm configuration.The monitor worked as intended and there was no malfunction of the device.This issue was caused by user error and the alarm configuration.Submission of a report does not constitute an admission that medical personnel, user facility, importer, distributor, manufacturer, or product caused or contributed to the event.
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