FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2843859 · Received October 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2012-02776
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 26, 2012
Date of Event
August 31, 2012
Report Date
October 18, 2012
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICE EVAL OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM (SERVICE CODE 202) HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. AS RECEIVED, THE MONITOR WAS DISPLAYING CODE 202. THE CAUSE OF THE SVC CODE 202 WAS A FLASH MEMORY FAILURE (COMPONENTS U102 AND U105) ON THE C/A BOARD. INTERMITTENT CONNECTIONS WERE DISCOVERED AT U102 AND U105. THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTORS ARE LIKELY DUE TO FRACTURED SOLDER CONNECTORS INDUCED BY MECHANICAL STRESS. THE EXACT SOURCE OF THE MECHANICAL STRESS HAS NOT BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BUT THE FRACTURED CONNECTION MAY HAVE BEEN ACCELERATED THROUGH ROUGH HANDLING. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE MEMORY. THE PT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B)(6) MALE PT CONTACTED ZOLL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO REPORT A CODE 202 - PT PARAMETERS CORRUPT. THE PT WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR.

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 47 YR