AIRBORNE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM
Received Feb 2, 2005 · Event occurred Nov 19, 2004
Report MW1034529 · MDR key 571063
Device
Generic name
Infant Transport Incubator System
Manufacturer
International Biomedical, Inc.Model number
185A+Catalog number
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Lot number
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Product problems
- Break
- Design/structure problem
Patient
0 DAY
- Fall
- Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional
- Hospitalization required
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
A NEWBORN WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE DELIVERY ROOM TO THE NURSERY IN AN AIRBORN INFANT TRANSPORT INCUBATOR SYSTEM, MODEL # 185A+. THE ISOLETTE IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER STRIP MOUNTED INSIDE OF THE TRANSPORT CART. THE POWER STRIP'S ELECTRICAL CORD FELL TO THE GROUND AS THE ISOLETTE WAS WHEELED INTO THE ELEVATOR. THE DOORS CLOSED AND AS THE ELEVATOR DESCENDED, THE ENTRAPPED CORD CAUSED THE ISOLETTE TO RISE, STRIKING THE CEILING OF THE ELEVATOR. THE PLEXIGLASS SHATTERED AND THE INFANT FELL OUT OF THE ISOLETTE. THE NON-RETRACTABLE ELECTRICAL CORD THEN SNAPPED CAUSING THE ISOLETTE TO FALL.