X SERIES
Report
- Report Number
- 1220908-2025-02041
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- May 30, 2025
- Date of Event
- May 16, 2025
- Report Date
- May 20, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
- Product Code
- MKJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P160022
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ZOLL MEDICAL CANADA EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND MULTIFUNCTION CABLE (MFC) AND THE CUSTOMER'S REPORT WAS NOT REPLICATED OR CONFIRMED. THE DEVICE WAS PUT THROUGH EXTENSIVE TESTING USING THE RETURNED MFC, A KNOWN GOOD ROC ADAPTOR, AND PADS WITHOUT DUPLICATING THE REPORT. THE MFC CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. THE DEVICE WAS RECERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. THE LOG SHOWED AT THE START OF THE EVENT, THE OPERATOR HAD ATTACHED CPR PADS TO THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE PROMPTED ATTACH PADS REPEATEDLY WITH NO ECG SIGNAL DISPLAYED, INDICATING THAT IT DID NOT DETECT A VALID PATIENT IMPEDANCE. THE LOG DID NOT RECORD ANY PATIENT IMPEDANCE, CPR WAVEFORM, OR FEEDBACK FROM CPR PADS DURING THIS TIME. THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR IF THE DEVICE IS NOT ABLE TO DETECT A VALID PATIENT IMPEDANCE AT ANY POINT. NO TREND IS ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTS OF THIS TYPE.
JUSTIFICATION FOR NO UDI: THIS DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED BUT NOT DOMESTICALLY DISTRIBUTED; IT IS ONLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE INTENDED GEOGRAPHY. THERE IS NO EXISTING UDI REGULATION. ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS NOT RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION AND THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEFIBRILLATE A 77-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT, THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN ECG SIGNAL VIA ELECTRODE PADS. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE CLINICIAN OBTAINED ANOTHER SET OF PADS TO CONTINUE TREATING THE PATIENT; HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE ENSUED. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 844103 | X SERIES | DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER | MKJ | ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION | 620-2321011-26 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 YR | Male | Death |