FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEPAK
MDR report key: 10886
·
Received January 10, 1994
Report
- Report Number
- MW1000333
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 10, 1994
- Date of Event
- December 17, 1993
- Report Date
- December 22, 1993
- Manufacturer
- PHYSIO-CONTROL
- Product Code
- LDD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CRITICAL PT'S CONDITION DETERIORATED AND HE ARRESTED. RESUSCITATION WAS ATTEMPTED, AND DEFIBRILLATION WAS ATTEMPTED. DEVICE FAILED TO CHARGE UP AND COULD NOT BE USED TO DEFIBRILLATE PT. A REPLACEMENT DEFIBRILLATOR WAS BROUGHT WITHIN 4 MINUTES. PT DID EXPIRE, BUT INVESTIGATION LED RPTR TO CONCLUDE THAT PT WOULD HAVE DIED REGARDLESS OF THE MALFUNCTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFEPAK | LDD | PHYSIO-CONTROL | LIFEPAK 6 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 * |