FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 300P AND PAD PAK
MDR report key: 2915130
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Received December 20, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3004123209-2012-00762
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 20, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 30, 2010
- Report Date
- December 10, 2012
- Manufacturer
- HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
- Product Code
- MKJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K052465
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NL
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE PAD DEVICE WAS INSTALLED ON (B)(6) 2010. AFTER THIS DATE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE EVENTS ON THE SAME DAY WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE DEVICE WAS SWITCHING ITSELF ON AUTOMATICALLY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY Q37 TRANSISTOR ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. THE FAULT APPEARS TO HAVE DEVELOPED AFTER DISPATCH. THE PAD PAK, WHICH CONTAINS THE ELECTRODES AND BATTERIES, IS LABELED FOR SINGLE USE BUT THE SAMARITAN PAD 300 AND 300P DEVICES ARE FOR MULTI-USE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THERE WAS NO PT INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. THIS DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE IT WAS SWITCHING ITSELF ON AUTOMATICALLY. A DEVICE SWITCHING ITSELF ON AUTOMATICALLY, IF LEFT UNDETECTED COULD RESULT IN THE BATTERY BECOMING DEPLETED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 300P AND PAD PAK | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR | MKJ | HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD | PAD |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |