FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2243751 · 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