MAUDE Adverse Event Report: RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC BIPAP FOCUS NONINVASIVE VENTILATOR SYSTEM; VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, NON-LIFE-SUPPORTING

Device Problem Calibration Problem (2890)

Patient Problem No Patient Involvement (2645)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Date of event: (b)(6) 2019.Date of report: 06sep2019.

Event Description

The customer reported a corrupt calibration table error.There was no patient involvement.

Manufacturer Narrative

Date received by manufacturer: 15nov2019.Date of report: 18nov2019.The manufacturer's technical service representative advised the customer that the controller pcb is obsolete with no replacement indicated.The manufacturer's technical service representative provided the customer with the eol(end of life) / eos(end of service) bulletin for focus model and controller pcb.The determination could not be made that the device failed to meet specifications.The device was not being used for treatment when the reported event occurred, and there is no relationship of the device to the reported problem.Part was not returned to failure investigation (fi).The root cause cannot be determined until the device is returned and investigated.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.

• Brand Name: BIPAP FOCUS NONINVASIVE VENTILATOR SYSTEM
• Type of Device: VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, NON-LIFE-SUPPORTING
• Manufacturer (Section D): RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC; 2271 cosmos court; carlsbad CA 92011
• MDR Report Key: 8970171
• MDR Text Key: 156898967
• Report Number: 2031642-2019-08240
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MNS
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K053168
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,user f
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 08/21/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: No Information
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 08/21/2019
• Initial Date FDA Received: 09/06/2019
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 08/21/2019
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 11/18/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1