FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2415809 · Received December 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2011-01230
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 8, 2011
Date of Event
July 15, 2011
Report Date
December 7, 2011
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICE EVAL OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AS RECEIVED, THE MONITOR WOULD NOT POWER ON. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE TO POWER ON WAS A DEFECTIVE U104 COMPONENT (PXA). THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE U104 COMPONENT CANNOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BUT IS SUSPECTED TO BE A CRACKED CONDUCTOR OR SOLDER CONNECTION AT, OR NEAR, ONE ODF THE BGA CONNECTIONS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE U104 PROCESSOR. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION IS SUSPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE BENDING/FLEXING OF THE CA BOARD NEAR THE U104 PROCESSOR. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE U104 COMPONENT. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVIEW OF SERVICE DATA HAS DETECTED A REPORTABLE EVENT. DURING SERVICING OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) WHICH WAS RETURNED FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MONITOR WOULD NOT POWER UP. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS.

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 NA