FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SKINTACT

MDR report key: 1672867 · Received April 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
8020045-2010-00003
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 29, 2010
Report Date
April 22, 2010
Manufacturer
LEONHARD LANG GMBH
Product Code
MLN
PMA / PMN Number
K072233
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RETAINED AND RETURNED SAMPLES OF THE SAME LOT HAVE BEEN INSPECTED VISUALLY. A RETURNED SAMPLE OF DF27N WAS CONNECTED TO A PHILIPS FR2+ DEFIBRILLATOR AND ALSO APPLIED TO A TEST PERSON (THE LAERDAL FR2 IS AN OEM VERSION OF THE PHILIPS FR2). THE DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE DEFIBRILLATOR. NO DEVIATION COULD BE DETECTED. THE DEVICE COMPLAINED ABOUT COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER HAD DISCARDED IT. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED PROBLEM. AS NO FURTHER INFO HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO US DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN. THE FIRE BRIGADE HAS STATED EXPLICITLY THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PRODUCT AND THAT THE ISSUE IS CLOSED FROM THEIR SIDE (EMAIL FROM (B)(6) ON APRIL 09TH).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON FEB 9TH, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY (B)(6) ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH A DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODE DF27N AT THE (B)(6). ON APRIL 1ST, INFO WAS ADDED POINTING ABOUT A POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION. THE FIRE BRIGADE CONNECTED A SKINTACT DF27N DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODE SET WITH A LAERDAL HEARTSTART FR2 (B)(4) AND APPLIED THE ELECTRODES TO A PT. THE FR2 DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE PRESENCE OF THE ELECTRODES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SKINTACT MULTIFUNCTION DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODE MLN LEONHARD LANG GMBH DF27N 90305-0772

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Other