FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROPAQ DEFIB

MDR report key: 10982942 · Received December 10, 2020

Report

Report Number
10982942
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 10, 2020
Date of Event
November 28, 2020
Report Date
December 8, 2020
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
MKJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MO
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

UPON PLACING PATIENT ON TRANSPORT MONITOR (DEFIB), HEART RATE NOTED TO BE 270 BRIEFLY, THEN 160. PROVIDER NOTIFIED TO EVALUATE PATIENT. PATIENT'S ASSESSMENT REMAINED UNCHANGED. EKG PERFORMED AND DURING IT, TRANSPORTS MONITOR SHOWED HEART RATE OF 300. EKG CAPTURED HEART RATE OF 150 AND HEART TONES AUSCULTATED IN 150S. TACHYCARDIA DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. MONITOR CONTINUED TO DOUBLE COUNT HEART RATE IN ALL LEADS. LEADS DISCONNECTED AND HEART RATE MONITORED VIA SAT PROBE FOR TRANSPORT. MONITOR TAKEN OUT OF SERVICES. WORK ORDER PLACED TO HAVE EQUIPMENT EVALUATED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND CURRENTLY IN BIO-MED ENGINEERING. NOTES: DEFECTIVE ECG CABLE. CABLE IS WORN AND IS CAUSING NOISE IN THE ECG SIGNALS. ORDERING NEW CABLE, BUT WE ARE HAVING ISSUES ORDERING THE CORRECT ONE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CABLE IS NOT AVAILABLE. NO PATIENT HARM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1453913 PROPAQ DEFIB AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (NON-WEARABLE) MKJ ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 19 DA