FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 2761092 · Received September 5, 2012

Report

Report Number
2761092
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 5, 2012
Date of Event
August 31, 2012
Report Date
September 4, 2012
Manufacturer
JARVIK HEART, INC.
Product Code
DSQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MO, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT UP TO BATHROOM WITH ASSIST OF 1. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF WEAKNESS, ASSISTED TO FLOOR AND CALLED FOR HELP. PATIENT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND CODE CALLED. PATIENT IN V. FIB. DURING CODE, IT WAS NOTED THE POWER SUPPLY TO HIS LVAD WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE CONTROLLER, NO ALARMS SOUNDED. POWER RECONNECTED, PULSE RE-ESTABLISHED. PATIENT DID NOT WAKE UP. TRANSFERRED INTUBATED WITH PULSE TO CCU.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 * VENTRICULAR ASSIST, BYPASS DSQ JARVIK HEART, INC. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Death