FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

E SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 1070637 · Received July 1, 2008

Report

Report Number
1220908-2008-01393
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 1, 2008
Date of Event
June 8, 2008
Report Date
June 12, 2008
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
MKJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

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, THE DEVICE CHARGED TO DELIVER TREATMENT, HOWEVER THE DEVICE FAILED TO DISCHARGE AND DISPLAYED AN UNKNOWN "BATTERY ERROR" MESSAGE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEVICE WAS CHARGED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEVICE FAILED TO DISCHARGE AND DISPLAYED AN UNKNOWN "BATTERY ERROR" MESSAGE. THE DEVICE WAS CHARGED A THIRD TIME AND SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED ENERGY TO THE PATIENT. COMPLAINANT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE PATIENT DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT DURING SUBSEQUENT BIOMED TESTING, THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT DUPLICATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 E SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR E SERIES MKJ ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION E SERIES NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK