FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

AED PRO

MDR report key: 1972295 · Received January 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
1220908-2011-00192
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 20, 2011
Date of Event
December 13, 2010
Report Date
January 14, 2011
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
MKJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TREAT A (B)(6) MALE PT, THE AED PRO DEVICE ISSUED A "SHOCK ADVISED" PROMPT FOR A HEART RHYTHM THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE NON-SHOCKABLE. THE COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHEN THE MEDICS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THE PT WAS RIGID, INDICATING RIGOR MORTIS. THEY IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE RESUSCITATION PROCESS, BELIEVING THE PT WAS ALREADY DECEASED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Death