MalfunctionDQA

SPO2 CABLE

Received Apr 1, 2025 · Event occurred Mar 14, 2025

Report 21738398 · MDR key 21738398

Device

Generic name

Oximeter

Manufacturer

Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen Gmbh

Model number

M1943AL

Catalog number

989803128651

Lot number

1224

Patient

76 YR · Unknown

No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

SPO2 [SATURATION OF PERIPHERAL OXYGEN] SENSOR APPLIED TO PATIENT AND CONNECTED TO PHILIPS ADAPTOR CABLE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE MACHINE. MACHINE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPO2 READING. CABLE REPLACED AND SPO2 READING PROVIDED. INITIAL CABLE FAILED TO PRODUCE A READING. THIS RESULTED IN A DELAY IN CARE TO THE PATIENT, NO KNOWN PATIENT HARM AT THIS TIME.