FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2920499 · Received December 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2012-03213
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 7, 2012
Date of Event
November 16, 2012
Report Date
December 4, 2012
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION OF ELECTRODE BELT SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UPON EVALUATION THE ELECTRODE BELT FAILED A DEFIBRILLATOR TEST. THE ELECTRODE BELT DISTRIBUTION NODE PCA BOARD WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY OUTPUT DUE TO SHORTED COMPONENTS U713, U728, U727, AND ESD700. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRODE BELT. THE PT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT ELECTRODE BELT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE INVESTIGATING A (B)(6) FEMALE PT'S ELECTRODE BELT FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, A REPORTABLE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. THE ELECTRODE BELT FAILED A DEFIBRILLATOR TEST. THE PT WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT ELECTRODE BELT.

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 77 YR