AED PLUS
Report
- Report Number
- 1220908-2023-01508
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 20, 2023
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2023
- Report Date
- April 5, 2023
- Manufacturer
- ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
- Product Code
- MKJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K011541/P160
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS NOT RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION AND THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION FOR EVALUATION. INSTEAD, THE CLINICAL FILE OF THE CUSTOMER'S REPORT WAS PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE CLINICAL FILE DID SHOW THE CUSTOMER'S REPORT. SEGMENTS 1 AND 3 WERE DETERMINED TO BE VENTRICULAR FIBRILATION (VF) AND SEGMENT 2 WAS DETERMINED TO BE A NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM (NSR). THE ECG DURING SEGMENTS 1 AND 3 HAD QRS COMPLEXES THAT WERE UNEVENLY SPACED AND HAD VARIANCES IN AMPLITUDE BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY DEFLECTING. THE UNEVEN SPACING AND AMPLITUDE VARIANCES CAUSED THE WAVEFORM MEASUREMENTS TO MATCH PREDEFINED VALUES FOR VF. THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE DEVICE OPERATED AS EXPECTED WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY. ANALYSIS OF REPORTS OF THIS TYPE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED AN INCREASE IN TREND.
COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MONITOR A PATIENT (AGE & GENDER UNKNOWN), THE DEVICE ISSUED A "SHOCK ADVISED" PROMPT FOR A HEART RHYTHM THEY BELIEVE WAS NON-SHOCKABLE. COMPLAINANT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE PATIENT DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1461353 | AED PLUS | DEFIBRILLATOR | MKJ | ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION | AED PLUS | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |