MAUDE Adverse Event Report: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS (CHINA) CO., LTD (WUXI) CARESTATION 650; ANESTHESIA GAS MACHINE

Device Problem No Display/Image (1183)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Date 09/10/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

No report of patient involvement.The initial reporter is located outside the u.S., and therefore this information is not provided due to country privacy laws.Unique identifier: (b)(4).A ge healthcare service representative performed a checkout of the system and a review of the logs.Log review confirmed communication error, but the issue could not be reproduced.The anesthesia control board (acb) was recommended for replacement should the issue recur.

Event Description

The hospital reported that the display went blank and mechanical ventilation stopped during a case.There was no report of patient injury.

• Brand Name: CARESTATION 650
• Type of Device: ANESTHESIA GAS MACHINE
• Manufacturer (Section D): GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS (CHINA) CO., LTD (WUXI); no. 19 changjiang road; national hi-tech dev. zone; wuxi 21402 8; CH 214028
• Manufacturer Contact: john szalinski ; 3000 n grandview blvd.; waukesha, WI
• MDR Report Key: 10641613
• MDR Text Key: 210621310
• Report Number: 9710602-2020-00306
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: BSZ
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K151570
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,health professional,u
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 10/07/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 10/07/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 09/10/2020
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 08/16/2018
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: N
• Patient Sequence Number: 1