MalfunctionCAM
EPICARE
Received Oct 6, 2000
Report MW1020123 · MDR key 299756
Device
Generic name
Medical Gas Column
Manufacturer
Hill-rom Architectual ProductsModel number
P680Catalog number
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Lot number
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Product problems
- Collapse
- Replace
Patient
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Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
NEWLY INSTALLED MEDICAL GAS POWERED COLUMNS WITH ADJUSTABILITY FEATURE FAILED TO STAY IN POSITION. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CLINICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS ANESTHESIA PT MONITORING EQUIPMENT IS BELOW IT. AFTER SEVERAL SVC REPAIR VISITS AND CONTINUED PROBLEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COLUMNS MUST BE REPLACED. THEY WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL: EPICARE COLUMN 680TL, FIXED HEIGHT, NOT ADJUSTABLE. SINCE THEN RPTR HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS TO DATE.