FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PD1200 DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER

MDR report key: 216836 · Received March 31, 1999

Report

Report Number
1220908-1999-00245
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 31, 1999
Date of Event
March 4, 1999
Report Date
March 4, 1999
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
LDD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT THE CLINICIANS WERE ATTEMPTING TO DEFIBRILLATE A TEEN-AGE FEMALE PT (EXACT AGE UNK) IN CARDIAC ARREST WITH THE DEVICE PLUGGED INTO AC POWER, BUT THE UNIT POWERED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CLINICIANS WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN ANOTHER DEVICE TO TREAT THE PT. THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE PT OUTCOME WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION. THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT TWO PRIOR UNREPORTED EVENTS OCCURRED WITH THIS DEVICE. THOSE EVENTS ARE REPORTED ON MEDWATCH REPORTS 1220908-1999-00246 AND 1220908-1999-00247. IT WAS UNK IF THOSE PRIOR MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED WHILE IN USE ON A PT. PT'S AGE AT TIME OF EVENT WAS REPORTED TO BE TEENAGER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PD1200 DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER DEFIBRILLATOR LDD ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. PD1200 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Death