FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

TEMPUS LS - MANUAL

MDR report key: 12917335 · Received December 2, 2021

Report

Report Number
3003832357-2021-10004
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 2, 2021
Date of Event
October 11, 2021
Manufacturer
SCHILLER AG
Product Code
LDD
UDI-DI
07613365002737
PMA / PMN Number
K200849
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A USER REPORT WAS RECEIVED RELATED TO A REPORTED PATIENT DEATH WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. AT THE TIME OF REPORTING, THE DEVICE HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN THE DEVICE IS RECEIVED AND INVESTIGATION HAS PROGRESSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS BY THE CUSTOMER - PATIENT WAS (B)(6) OLD MALE (DOB: (B)(6)) WITH POSSIBLE COMPLAINTS OF SIDS (SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME). PEDI PADS WERE PLACED ON THE PATIENT. PATIENT WAS IN ASYSTOLE. ¿MID ARREST LOST ECG SIGNAL UNPLUGGED AND PLUG IN PADS FOR 25-30 SEC AND THEN STARTED WORKING¿ PATIENT TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS BY THE CUSTOMER - PATIENT WAS 2 MONTHS OLD MALE (DOB: (B)(6) 2021) WITH POSSIBLE COMPLAINTS OF SIDS (SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME). PEDI PADS WERE PLACED ON THE PATIENT. PATIENT WAS IN ASYSTOLE. ¿MID ARREST LOST ECG SIGNAL UNPLUGGED AND PLUG IN PADS FOR 25-30 SEC AND THEN STARTED WORKING¿ PATIENT TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. THE DEVICE INVESTIGATED BY THE MANUFACTURER SCHILLER. NO DEVICE FAILURE WAS DETECTED DURING THE ENTRY TEST. THE DEVICE PASSED ALL TESTS SUCCESSFULLY. BASED ON THE RESCUE FILES, IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT AT NO TIME OF THE INTERVENTION ANY ECG SIGNAL WAS RECORDED. AS THE CUSTOMER CLAIMS THAT AN "ECG SIGNAL" WAS RECORDED BUT DISAPPEARED INTERMITTENTLY, THE CUSTOMER MUST HAVE MEANT THE DEFI SIGNAL RECORDED VIA THE DEFIB PADS. THE RECORDINGS OF THE DEFI SIGNAL SHOWS SEVERAL DISCONNECTIONS (THE FIRST DISCONNECTION OF THE SIGNAL WAS RECORDED AFTER CA. 25 MINUTES OF CPR ON THE PATIENT WHICH WAS ALREADY IN ASYSTOLE UP ON ARRIVAL). SEVERAL DISCONNECTIONS WERE RECORDED AFTER DEFIBRILLATOR PADS WERE CONNECTED TO THE TEMPUS LS MANUAL. THE DEFIBRILLATOR PADS WERE THEN PLACED ON A PERSON. THE DEVICE WAS STARTED AND AN ECG SIGNAL WAS VISIBLE. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REPRODUCE THE DESCRIBED ISSUE, DESPITE ALL THE EFFORT. THEREFORE, IT CAN BE CONCLUDED, THAT THE DEVICE WORKED AS INTENDED ACCORDING TO IT'S SPECIFICATION AND ANY INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE TEMPUS LS MANUAL AND THE DEFIBRILLATOR PADS CAN BE EXCLUDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1817255 TEMPUS LS - MANUAL LOW ENERGY DEFIBRILLATOR LDD SCHILLER AG 00-3020 07613365002737

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 2 MO Male Death