FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2243751
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Received July 29, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3008642652-2011-00322
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 29, 2011
- Date of Event
- June 25, 2011
- Report Date
- July 29, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
- Product Code
- MVK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010030
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DEVICE EVALUATION OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM (WON'T POWER UP) HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. UPON EVALUATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SD RAM (SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY) CHIPS (COMPONENTS U100 AND U101) WERE CORRUPT AND NEEDED REPLACED. A DEFECTIVE RAM WOULD PREVENT THE FLASH MEMORY FROM LOADING, THUS NOT POWERING UP THE MONITOR. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE RAM CANNOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE CORRUPT RAM. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT CONTACTED ZOLL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO REPORT THAT HER MONITOR WOULD NOT POWER UP. PATIENT WAS PROVIDED WITH A REPLACEMENT MONITOR.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR | MVK | ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION | WCD 4000 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR |