MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a health professional,user faci report with the FDA on 2020-03-20 for NEOPUFF INFANT RESUSCITATOR RD900 manufactured by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd.
[187414638]
(b)(4). Method: the complaint rd900 neopuff infant resuscitator was returned to fisher & paykel healthcare (f&p) regional office in (b)(4) and was inspected by a trained f&p technician. Result: visual inspection of the returned neopuff revealed the gas outlet and inlet port were broken. Conclusion: the neopuff is a portable, reusable device used to assist in the delivery of respiratory breaths to infants until adequate spontaneous breathing occurs. Being a portable device, the neopuff can be susceptible to impact damage, for instance when accidentally dropped or subjected to considerable external force. It should be noted that the complaint device is more than 13 years old. Each neopuff unit is assembled and 100% tested in the production line to verify that each unit conforms to critical product specifications. Any unit that fails is rejected. The neopuff technical manual warns against dropping the neopuff or subjecting it to impact damage which may cause the unit to operate incorrectly. If the neopuff is suspected to have been damaged, the manometer and valve system should be performance tested. The neopuff technical manual states the following: dropping the neopuff / perivent infant resuscitator or other similar forms of impact may cause damage resulting in incorrect operation of the unit. If you suspect damage to have occurred, please perform checks as outlined [in the manual] before connection to a patient.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10
[187414639]
A healthcare facility in (b)(6) reported that the gas inlet and outlet port of a rd900 neopuff infant resuscitator was broken. There was no patient involvement.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
| Report Number | 9611451-2020-00297 |
| MDR Report Key | 9863022 |
| Report Source | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL,USER FACI |
| Date Received | 2020-03-20 |
| Date of Report | 2020-02-20 |
| Date Mfgr Received | 2020-02-20 |
| Device Manufacturer Date | 2006-08-26 |
| Date Added to Maude | 2020-03-20 |
| Event Key | 0 |
| Report Source Code | Manufacturer report |
| Manufacturer Link | Y |
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
| Product Problem Flag | 3 |
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 3 |
| Reporter Occupation | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER |
| Health Professional | 3 |
| Initial Report to FDA | 3 |
| Report to FDA | 3 |
| Event Location | 3 |
| Manufacturer Contact | MS FARANAK GOMAROONI |
| Manufacturer Street | 173 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SUITE 100 |
| Manufacturer City | IRVINE CA 92618 |
| Manufacturer Country | US |
| Manufacturer Postal | 92618 |
| Manufacturer Phone | 9194534000 |
| Manufacturer G1 | FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LTD |
| Manufacturer Street | 15 MAURICE PAYKEL PLACE EAST TAMAKI |
| Manufacturer City | AUCKLAND, 2013 |
| Manufacturer Country | NZ |
| Manufacturer Postal Code | 2013 |
| Single Use | 3 |
| Previous Use Code | 3 |
| Event Type | 3 |
| Type of Report | 3 |
| Brand Name | NEOPUFF INFANT RESUSCITATOR |
| Generic Name | BTL |
| Product Code | BTL |
| Date Received | 2020-03-20 |
| Model Number | RD900 |
| Catalog Number | RD900 |
| Lot Number | 060826 |
| Operator | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
| Device Availability | Y |
| Device Eval'ed by Mfgr | R |
| Device Sequence No | 1 |
| Device Event Key | 0 |
| Manufacturer | FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LTD |
| Manufacturer Address | 15 MAURICE PAYKEL PLACE EAST TAMAKI AUCKLAND, 2013 NZ 2013 |
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2020-03-20 |