FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR

MDR report key: 2822471 · Received November 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
3015876-2012-00829
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 7, 2012
Date of Event
October 10, 2012
Report Date
October 10, 2012
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
LDD
PMA / PMN Number
K063119
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. PHYSIO REPLACED THE USER INTERFACE AND SYSTEM CONTROLLER PCB ASSEMBLIES AND THEN OBSERVED PROPER DEVICE OPERATION THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PHYSIO-CONTROL FURTHER EVALUATED THE REMOVED PCB ASSEMBLIES AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS DUE TO A THERMALLY SENSITIVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP, DESIGNATOR U8 FROM THE USER INTERFACE PCB ASSEMBLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR DEVICE WOULD REBOOT ON IT'S OWN WHEN PERFORMING THE USER TEST AND EVERY TIME THE DEVICE WAS POWERED ON. THE DEVICE ALSO LOGGED SEVERAL EVENT CODES. AFTER AN EVALUATION BY PHYSIO-CONTROL, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DEVICE WAS REBOOTING DURING THE USER TEST, AND THE DEVICE KEYPAD WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.

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