FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR
MDR report key: 2802906
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Received October 24, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3015876-2012-00793
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 24, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 26, 2012
- Report Date
- September 26, 2012
- Manufacturer
- PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
- Product Code
- LDD
- PMA / PMN Number
- K063119
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL DETERMINED THE CAUSE FOR THE MALFUNCTION TO BE FAILURE OF THE THERAPY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. PHYSIO WILL REPLACE THE THERAPY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DEVICE WILL BE REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE AFTER CONFIRMATION OF PROPER OPERATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED THE USER TEST BY FAILING TO DETECT THE TEST PLUG. PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT THE DEVICE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT THE THERAPY CABLE CONNECTION WHEN EITHER THE CONNECTOR OR CABLE WAS WIGGLED. THE DEVICE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDED DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY IN THE REPORTED CONDITION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR | DC-DEFIBRILLATOR, LOW-ENERGY, (INCLUDING PADDLES) | LDD | PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC | 20 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |