FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 3100 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1214122 · Received October 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
3002158293-2008-00555
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 24, 2008
Date of Event
October 2, 2008
Report Date
October 23, 2008
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS - 2008. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DEVICE EVALUATIONS OF MONITOR, BATTERY PACKS, HAVE 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 UNKNOWN, BUT IS LIKELY DUE TO A BATTERY PACK BEING FORCED INTO A MONITOR WITH THE CONNECTORS MISALIGNED. BOTH BATTERY PACKS HAD DAMAGED CONNECTORS. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS SLAMMING THE BATTERY PACKS INTO THE MONITOR. THE BATTERY PACK CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED. THE BATTERY PACKS WERE RETESTED AND RESTOCKED. THE DAMAGED CONNECTORS ON THE MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS WERE REPLACED. NO ADVERSE EVENTS RESULTED FROM THE DAMAGED MONITOR OR BATTERY PACKS. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MALE PATIENT CONTACTED LIFECOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO REPORT THAT BOTH BATTERY PACKS WILL NOT FIT INTO THE MONITOR. SUPPORT SENT THE PATIENT A REPLACEMENT MONITOR AND BATTERY PACKS.

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 63 YR