inforMED
MalfunctionFPL

INFANT INCUBATOR

Received Jul 11, 2024 · Event occurred Jul 8, 2024

Report MW5157236 · MDR key 19730548

Device

Generic name

Incubator, Neonatal Transport

Model number

NXTGEN

Patient

0 DA · Male

  • Alteration in Body Temperature
  • Alteration in Body Temperature

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

DURING A TRANSPORT, RN REPORTED THAT THE TRANSPORT ISOLETTE FELT LIKE IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR INSIDE. THE TEMP WAS SET TO 35.1 DEGREES, BUT THE ISOLETTE DID NOT WARM UP BEYOND 27.8 DEGREES. THE PATIENT TEMP. UPON ENTERING THE ISOLETTE WAS 99.2. PATIENT TEMP. UPON ARRIVING IN NICU WAS 97.7.