FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 3100 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1001308 · Received February 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
3002158293-2008-00060
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 19, 2008
Date of Event
February 7, 2008
Report Date
February 19, 2008
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE MFR DATE: MONITOR - 02/2008. BATTERY PACK - 10/2007. BATTERY PACK - 12/2007. DEVICE EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICE EVALUATIONS OF MONITOR, BATTERY PACKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED. THE MONITOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE BATTERY CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR PINS WERE BENT. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED. THE MONITOR WAS RETESTED AND THEN RESTOCKED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE BENT PINS IS UNK, BUT IS LIKELY DUE TO A BATTERY PACK BEING FORCED INTO A MONITOR WITH THE CONNECTORS MISALIGNED. BOTH BATTERY PACKS HAD DAMAGED CONNECTORS. THE CONNECTORS WERE REPAIRED. THEN THE BATTERY PACKS WERE RETESTED AND RESTOCKED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE BATTERY PACK CONNECTOR DAMAGE WAS LIKELY DUE TO A BATTERY PACK BEING FORCED INTO A MONITOR WITH THE CONNECTORS MISALIGNED. THE DAMAGED CONNECTORS ON THE MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED. NO ADVERSE EVENTS RESULTED FROM THE DAMAGED MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS. THE PT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR AND TWO REPLACEMENT BATTERY PACKS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A LIFECOR PT SVC REP (PSR) CONTACTED LIFECOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT WHILE FITTING A FEMALE PT. THE PSR STATED, THAT SHE HAD REMOVED THE BATTERY PACK FROM THE SYS AND WHEN SHE PLACED IT BACK IN THE SYS, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE MONITOR WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE PT WAS PROVIDED WITH A REPLACEMENT MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIFEVEST WCD 3100 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION WCD 3100 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 23 YR