FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2843839 · Received October 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2012-02844
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 26, 2012
Date of Event
October 4, 2012
Report Date
October 23, 2012
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DEVICE EVALUATION OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UPON INVESTIGATION THE MONITOR FAILED A PULSE TEST. AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION WAS FOUND ON QUAD MICROPOWER OP AMP U901. THE CAUSE FOR THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTION WAS A POOR SOLDER JOINTS AT PINS 3, 5, 12, AND 13 ON U901. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE POOR SOLDER JOINTS COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BUT WAS LIKELY A MFG ERROR. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE U901 COMPONENT. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS DEVICE DID NOT REPORT ANY DEFICIENCIES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVIEW OF SERVICE DATA DETECTED A REPORTABLE EVENT. UPON SERVICING MONITOR SN (B)(4), THE MONITOR FAILED A PULSE TEST. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY DEFICIENCIES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION WCD 4000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA