FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEPAK 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR
MDR report key: 1193424
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Received October 8, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3015876-2008-01470
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 8, 2008
- Date of Event
- September 9, 2008
- Report Date
- September 9, 2008
- Manufacturer
- PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
- Product Code
- LDD
- PMA / PMN Number
- K012274
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
PHYSIO-CONTROL CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED FAILURE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER WAS WORKING ON A PATIENT WITH AN IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED THREE SHOCKS WITH THE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE, AND IT WOULD NOT CONVERT. THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL THEN DISABLED THE ICD AND USED THE LP20 DEVICE TO DELIVER ONE SHOCK OF 360 JOULES, WHICH CONVERTED THE PATIENT. THREE SECONDS AFTER THE ENERGY WAS DELIVERED, THERE WAS A SLIGHT DEFLECTION, AND THE CUSTOMER BELIEVE IT WAS A SHOCK. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFEPAK 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR | LDD | PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC. | 20 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |