MINI TELEMETRY SYSTEM
Received Mar 10, 2025 · Event occurred Feb 25, 2025
Report MW5167445 · MDR key 21560281
Device
Generic name
System, Monitoring, Perinatal
Manufacturer
Wipro Ge Healthcare Private Ltd.Catalog number
2051440-004
Patient
NA · Unknown
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
BETWEEN 0100 AND 0130 OBSTETRICS DEPARTMENT STAFF HEARD A LOUD SOUND. THEY LOOKED FOR SOURCE OF THE SOUND BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE AND HAD TO RETURN TO THEIR DUTIES WITH A LABORING PATIENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0320, STAFF WENT INTO (B)(6) AND NOTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL. UPON INSPECTION, STAFF DISCOVERED THAT A TELEMETRY MONITOR DEVICE WAS COVERED IN BLACK SOOT, AND SOOT ALSO COVERED SURROUNDING AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND CONFIRMED NO FIRE DANGER. DEVICE WAS UNPLUGGED AND ATTACHED COMPUTERS WERE POWERED DOWN. DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO BIOMEDICAL DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION.