FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

REVIVER AED

MDR report key: 2560201 · Received May 1, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003521780-2012-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 1, 2012
Date of Event
March 31, 2012
Report Date
April 2, 2012
Manufacturer
DEFIBTECH, LLC
Product Code
MKJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: RESULT - REVIEW OF THE AED'S ELECTRONIC HISTORY RECORD FOR THE ACTUAL RESCUE ATTEMPT INDICATES THAT THE USER PRESSED THE SHOCK BUTTON AND THAT THE AED ATTEMPTED TO DELIVER A SHOCK, HOWEVER, THE AED WAS UNABLE TO DELIVER ENERGY TO THE PT LOAD. THE AED WAS RETURNED TO ASSIST WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND EXTENSIVE TESTING HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AED. THE ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN REPRODUCED AND THE AED IS PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATION. THE ISSUE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED MAY INVOLVE THE DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES, EXTERNAL TO THE DEVICE, OR WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRODES ON THE PT. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRODES WERE NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL AND ANY FURTHER CONCLUSION CANNOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2012, IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN AED WAS USED DURING A RESCUE ATTEMPT AND THAT A SHOCK WAS NOT DELIVERED WHEN THE SHOCK BUTTON WAS PRESSED. THE PT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A SECOND DEFIBRILLATOR AND THERAPY WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED. PT OUTCOME IS UNK, HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS BREATHING WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE AMBULANCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REVIVER AED SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR MKJ DEFIBTECH, LLC DDU-100 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Life Threatening