FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 300P AND PAD PAK

MDR report key: 2915130 · 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