COMPELLA BARIATRIC BED

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT COMPELLA RENT US SCALE PD PPM (PRODUCT CODE P7800ARENT01, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), HAD CPR FEATURE UNABLE TO BE ACTIVATED DUE TO CPR HANDLE MISSING. THE PROCESS STEP DURING WHICH THIS OCCURRED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE BAXTER TECHNICIAN FOUND THE CPR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PER THE BAXTER SERVICE MANUAL THE COMPELLA BED REQUIRES AN EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM ANNUAL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SAFETY FEATURES, WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: ALL CAREGIVER AND PATIENT CONTROLS, ALONG WITH THEIR INDICATORS, OPERATE CORRECTLY; THIS INCLUDES CONTROLS FOR CPR. REPLACE OR REPAIR PARTS AS NECESSARY. A SEARCH OF THE BAXTER MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED BAXTER PERFORMED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS BED IN OCT 16, 2024. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE FACILITY PERFORMED ANY OTHER PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS BED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CPR HANDLE TO RESOLVE THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.