FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

MDR report key: 2209525 · Received August 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5021693
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 8, 2011
Date of Event
June 30, 2011
Report Date
August 8, 2011
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
MKJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON SCENE, PARAMEDICS INTERPRETED PATIENT RHYTHM ON ZOLL MONITOR SCREEN AS ASYSTOLE. POST INCIDENT REVIEW OF CODE INFORMATION REVEALED A DIFFERENT RHYTHM TRACING THAN HAD BEEN SEEN ON THE MONITOR SCREEN. WHEN 2 PATIENT WAVEFORMS AND THE "DASHBOARD" ARE USED TOGETHER ON THE MONITOR SCREEN, THE ECG WAVEFORM IS EFFECTIVELY REDUCED BY ONE-HALF, RESULTING IN A SMALLER, NOT READILY DISCERNIBLE WAVEFORM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION ZOLL E-SERIES MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR MKJ ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. E-SERIES

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1