FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

R SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 1622462 · Received March 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
1220908-2010-00416
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 1, 2010
Report Date
February 16, 2010
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
MKJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS NOT RECEIVED THE DEVICE EVALUATION, AND THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEFIBRILLATE A PATIENT THE DEVICE FAILED TO DISCHARGE. THE CLINICIAN'S REPLACED THE DEVICE WITH ANOTHER, USING THE SAME PADS AND THE DEVICE FAILED TO DISCHARGE. THE CLINICIANS THEN CHANGED TO ANOTHER SET OF PADS AND THE DEVICE FAILED TO DISCHARGE. A THIRD SET OF PADS WERE USED TO DELIVER THERAPY. PLEASE NOTE THAT A ZOLL REPRESENTATIVE ON SITE OBSERVED THE PACKAGE WAS OPENED INCORRECTLY AND NOT BY THE DESIGNED PULL TABS. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 R SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR R SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR MKJ ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION R SERIES NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death