MalfunctionFPL
AIRBORNE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Received Sep 13, 2000 · Event occurred Aug 26, 2000
Report MW1019897 · MDR key 296122
Device
Generic name
Life Support System
Manufacturer
International Biomedical, Inc.Model number
20-HCatalog number
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Lot number
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Product problems
- Material Separation
Patient
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Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
UNIT WAS MOUNTED IN AN AMBULANCE WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE AMBULANCE ROLLED OVER, THE MIDDLE PART OF THE UNIT SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE UNIT BECAUSE OF A LATCH FAILURE. UNIT DESTROYED. NO PT IN UNIT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
Description of Event or Problem
UNIT WAS MOUNTED IN AMBULANCE WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE AMBULANCE ROLLED OVER, THE MIDDLE PART OF THE UNIT SEPARATED FORM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE UNIT BECAUSE OF A LATCH FAILURE. UNIT DESTROYED. NO PT IN UNIT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.