FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
MDR report key: 2209525
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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 |