MAUDE Adverse Event Report: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION EEG-1200A; NEUROFAX ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH

Model Number EEG-1200A

Device Problems Device Stops Intermittently (1599); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 09/21/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The customer reported that the kvm gcx assembly used with our electroencephalogram eeg-1200a system fell on a patient.This was reported to us on 09/21/2018 and was informed that this incident happened this past spring, we have contacted the customer for additional patient and device information but have not received any additional information at this time.Nihon kohden continues to investigate the reported event.Nihon kohden will submit a supplemental report in accordance with 21 cfr section 803.56 if additional information becomes available.

Event Description

The customer reported that the kvm gcx assembly used with our electroencephalogram eeg-1200a system fell on a patient.This was reported to us on 09/21/2018 and was informed that this incident happened this past spring, we have contacted the customer for additional patient and device information but have not received any additional information at this time.

Manufacturer Narrative

The customer reported that the central nurse's station (cns) shut down on its own, emitted a loud beep, then restarted.The customer stated that this issue is present on all four of his cns units.Nihon kohden qa requested additional information regarding the issue with no response from the customer.Due to the age of this complaint additional information necessary to conduct an investigation is not readily available.

Event Description

The customer reported that the kvm gcx assembly used with our electroencephalogram eeg-1200a system fell on a patient.This was reported to us on 09/21/2018 and was informed that this incident happened this past spring, we have contacted the customer for additional patient and device information but have not received any additional information at this time.

Manufacturer Narrative

Complaint information: on (b)(6) 2018, customer at (b)(6) hospital reported kvm gcx assembly has a keyboard tray which fell on customer.Service performed: customer reported that kvm gcx assembly has a keyboard tray that flips up and down to move out of the way.There was a female visitor sitting near the keyboard tray and it flipped down on their head.The visitor had complained that something fell off the tray.However, there is a video that the granddaughter was taking at the time that shows that nothing fell off the of the tray, but it did flip down and hit the guest in the head.The guest's attorney has a copy of this video, and customer does not have that.The hospital wanted to exam the guest immediately as they complained of injury, but she refused.Only after hospital persuasion did the guest get checked out the following day after the incident.The patient was examined out uh hospital network er and found to have a bruise and were given tylenol.The hospital tightened the screws on the keyboard tray after the incident and it functions fine and they are still using it.Investigation result: root cause of the issue was user error as the keyboard tray has some loose screws which were tightened after the reported incident.The reported incident was not related to nk installation or device malfunctioning or deviation of performance of nk devices.Corrected information: g4.Date received by manufacturer: should be 09/21/2018 not 10/19/2018 as listed on mdr initial report.Additional information: b4.Date of this report.F6.Date user facility/importer became aware of the event.F7.Type of report.F11.Date report sent to fda.F13.Date report sent to manufacturer.G4.Date received by manufacturer.G7.Type of report.H2.If follow-up, what type? additional information.Correction.H6.Event problem and evaluation codes.H10.Additional manufacturer narrative.The following fields are not applicable (n/a) to this report:.

• Brand Name: EEG-1200A
• Type of Device: NEUROFAX ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH
• Manufacturer (Section D): NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION; 1-31-4 nishiochia, shinjuku-ku; attn: shama mooman; tokyo, 161-8 560; JA 161-8560
• MDR Report Key: 7503746
• MDR Text Key: 124499126
• Report Number: 8030229-2018-00406
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: OLT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04931921110904
• UDI-Public: 4931921110904
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K080546
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: user facility
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 02/07/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 05/10/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: EEG-1200A
• Device Catalogue Number: EEG-1200A
• Device Lot Number: NOT APPLICABLE
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: Yes
• Date Report Sent to FDA: 02/07/2020
• Distributor Facility Aware Date: 02/06/2020
• Device Age: 69 MO
• Event Location: Hospital
• Date Report to Manufacturer: 02/07/2020
• Date Manufacturer Received: 02/06/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Removal/Correction Number: NOT APPLICABLE
• Patient Sequence Number: 1