MalfunctionKDP
VACUUM REGULATOR, PUSH TO SET, INTERMITTENT
Received Apr 25, 2017 · Event occurred Apr 21, 2017
Report 6518058 · MDR key 6518058
Device
Product problems
- Use of Incorrect Control/Treatment Settings
- Suction Problem
Patient
68 YR
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
COMING ONTO SHIFT, WAS TOLD PATIENT HAD NG TO LOW INTERMITTENT SUCTION. WHEN PASSING MEDS AROUND 2000, WAS NOTICING THE SUCTION DEVICE ON THE WALL WAS NOT INTERMITTENTLY SUCTIONING, BUT WAS CONTINUOUSLY SUCTIONING. WALL DEVICE WAS SET TO INTERMITTENT SUCTION. MD NOTIFIED. THE PATIENT'S NG WAS PLACED TO GRAVITY UNTIL ORDERS FOR INTERMITTENT SUCTION WERE RECEIVED AND NEW WALL UNIT WAS PLACED AND TESTED.