FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AUTOPULSE RESUSCITATION SYSTME MODEL 100

MDR report key: 2881779 · Received November 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003793491-2012-00259
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 7, 2012
Date of Event
October 8, 2012
Report Date
October 8, 2012
Manufacturer
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC
Product Code
DRM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINT OF "BATTERY CAPACITY GAUGE SHOWS A BLANK BATTERY FOR MULTIPLE KNOWN GOOD BATTERIES" WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE BOARD WAS TESTED WITH FIVE BATTERIES, NO EMPTY BATTERY GAUGE OR LOW BATTERY WARNINGS FOR ANY OF THE BATTERIES WERE GENERATED. ARCHIVE FILE INDICATES THAT THE BATTERIES WERE 3 YEARS OLD, ONE BATTERY (SERIAL # (B)(4)) IS 5 YEARS OLD. FURTHERMORE, ALL BATTERIES INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD LESS TEST CYCLES THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE. THEREFORE, THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED EVENT IS THAT THE BATTERIES USED WERE OLD AND/OR NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. CUSTOMER DID NOT RETURN ANY BATTERIES FOR EVAL. NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT UPON PT CARE, THE BATTERY CAPACITY GAUGE SHOWS A BLANK BATTERY FOR MULTIPLE KNOWN GOOD BATTERIES THAT WERE PUT IN THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WOULD NOT RUN. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE PT, USER REVERTED TO MANUAL CPR. THE SAME BATTERIES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WITH ANOTHER BOARD. NO ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AUTOPULSE RESUSCITATION SYSTME MODEL 100 CARDIAC CHEST COMPRESSOR DRM ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC 100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other