FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CPR STAT PADZ HVP MULTI-FUNCTION CPR ELECTRODES -

MDR report key: 10018617 · Received May 1, 2020

Report

Report Number
1218058-2020-00042
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 1, 2020
Date of Event
February 7, 2020
Report Date
April 16, 2020
Manufacturer
BIO-DETEK INCORPORATED
Product Code
MKJ
UDI-DI
00847946016319
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT WAS INADVERTENTLY SUBMITTED AS A DUPLICATE. THE REPORTED EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED UNDER MEDWATCH 1220908-2020-00029. THIS CLAIM IS BEING CLOSED AS A DUPLICATE. EVALUATION RESULTS: THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED, INSTEAD THE SUSPECT ELECTRODE PADS WERE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. THE ELECTRODES WERE ADHERED TOGETHER WITH THE CPR PUCK IN BETWEEN THE PADS. THE PADS WERE SEPERATED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ARCING ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE STERNUM PAD. THE ENERGY CONCENTRATION OBSERVED ON THE PADS SHOWED THAT THE ENERGY TOOK THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE WAS POOR COUPLING OF THE ELECTRODE PADS TO THE PATIENT'S SKIN (AIR). THIS REPORT HAS BEEN CLOSED AS POOR COUPLING (CONTINUITY).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS NOT RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION AND THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEFIBRILLATE A PATIENT (AGE & GENDER UNKNOWN), AN ARC OCCURRED AT THE ELECTRODE PADS. AFTER REMOVING THE ELECTRODE PADS, BURNS WERE FOUND ON THE PATIENT'S SKIN. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE CLINICIAN OBTAINED ANOTHER SET OF ELECTRODE PADS TO CONTINUE TREATING THE PATIENT AND AFTER THE SIXTH DEFIBRILLATION, THE DOCTOR STOPPED THE RESUSCITATION. COMPLAINANT INDICATE THAT THE PATIENT SUSTAINED BURNS, THE DEGREE OF PATIENT BURNS AND ANY ADVERSE EFFECT WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
480674 CPR STAT PADZ HVP MULTI-FUNCTION CPR ELECTRODES - ELECTRODE MKJ BIO-DETEK INCORPORATED 8900-0402 UNK 00847946016319

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other