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MR850JHU |
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No Audible Alarm (1019)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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During device evaluation of a mr850 respiratory humidifier at our fisher & paykel healthcare (f&p) regional office in the usa, it was found that the speaker was non-operational.There was no patient involvement.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(6).Method: the subject mr850 respiratory humidifier was received at our fisher & paykel (f&p) healthcare regional office in the usa where it was visually inspected and performance tested by a trained f&p healthcare service technician.Our investigation is based on the information provided by the f&p healthcare service technician, the information provided by the healthcare facility and our knowledge of the product.Results: performance testing of the subject mr850 respiratory humidifier confirmed that the no sound was generated from the speaker.The subject device was then destroyed upon the healthcare facility's request.Conclusion: the root cause of the speaker fault was not determined.The mr850 respiratory humidifier product technical manual contains a maintenance schedule which instructs the user to conduct annual visual checking and performance testing of the mr850 respiratory humidifier.In addition, the product technical manual also states that "all servicing procedures should be followed by a humidifier test, and an electrical safety test to ensure proper operation".The mr850 respiratory humidifier is equipped with visual alarm indicators in addition to the audible alarm.
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