FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 3100 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1061070 · Received June 13, 2008

Report

Report Number
3002158293-2008-00260
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 13, 2008
Date of Event
June 3, 2008
Report Date
June 12, 2008
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DEVICE EVALUATION OF MONITOR HAS 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. THE DAMAGED CONNECTOR ON THE MONITOR WAS REPLACED. NO ADVERSE EVENTS RESULTED FROM THE DAMAGED MONITOR. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVIEW OF SERVICE DATA DETECTED A REPORTABLE EVENT. DURING SERVICING OF MONITOR WHICH WAS RETURNED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MONITOR HAD A SMASHED BATTERY CONNECTOR AND WOULD NOT POWER UP. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.

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 NA