The manufacturer received voluntary medwatch mw5092083.The caregiver claims the ventilator failed to alarm when ac power was disconnected from the device and when the device's batteries were depleted.The patient expired.The manufacturer contacted the durable medical supplier (dme) who filed the voluntary medwatch report.According to the dme, following this event the device was tested at his facility and at a third party service center.The ventilator passed all testing and was found to operate and alarm as designed.The dme reviewed the device's downloaded event logs and confirmed the device did alarm appropriately to alert the caregiver.The ventilator is not being returned to the manufacturer for further evaluation.
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