FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STAT PADZ

MDR report key: 24162050 · Received January 23, 2026

Report

Report Number
1218058-2026-00008
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 23, 2026
Date of Event
January 4, 2026
Report Date
January 6, 2026
Manufacturer
BIO-DETEK INCORPORATED
Product Code
MKJ
UDI-DI
00847946016456
PMA / PMN Number
P160022
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS NOT RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION AND THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE STAT-PADZ ELECTRODES LOT #4425 WERE RETURNED TO ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION IN OPENED ORIGINAL PACKAGING. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE HIGH-VOLTAGE WIRES FOR BOTH PADS WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE RING AND SOCKET CONNECTIONS. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THE WIRES HAD BEEN PULLED OUT FROM THE CONNECTION POINTS, AND TEARING WAS OBSERVED IN THE SURROUNDING FOAM. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) CONFIRMED THAT FINAL RELEASE PULL TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON 13 SAMPLES (26 WIRES), AND ALL MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. IN ADDITION, ALL PADS UNDERGO CONTINUITY TESTING PRIOR TO PACKAGING. BASED ON THESE RESULTS, THE DAMAGE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRESENT PRIOR TO PACKAGING AND IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL USE. THE INVESTIGAION CONCLUDED THE CUSTOMER REPORT WAS DUE TO USER MISHANDLING. ANALYSIS OF REPORTS OF THIS TYPE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED AN INCREASE IN TREND.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE PACING A 60-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT, THE ELECTRODE PADS WERE DAMAGED DURING OPENING/REMOVAL OF PACKAGING. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE CLINICIAN OBTAINED ANOTHER SET OF PADS TO CONTINUE TREATING THE PATIENT. COMPLAINANT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE PATIENT DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
228562 STAT PADZ ELECTRODES MKJ BIO-DETEK INCORPORATED 8900-4004 4425 00847946016456

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Male