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Section e initial reporter cannot be provided due to japanese privacy regulations.Japan medtronic personnel reported event to manufacturer on behalf of the customer.H3 device evaluation summary: medtronic conducted an investigation based upon all information received.It was reported that during servicing, the ht70 ventilator was observed to suddenly shut down from standby mode.The third party service personnel tkb (tokibo) evaluated the ventilator, replaced the control board and the unit was reported to be working after part replacement.One control board was returned to medtronic for analysis.The control board was attached to the failure investigation test ventilator for analysis.The ventilator would not power on.The power inductor (l2) on control board started to overheat, confirming the control board was faulty.Investigation determines if l2 were to fail while in use on a patient, the ventilator response would be a loss of ventilation (lov) to the patient.With the information available, the cause of the event was isolated to faulty l2 on the control board.The event is included in a data monitoring plan.Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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