FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR
MDR report key: 2935415
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Received January 30, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3015876-2013-00071
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 30, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 4, 2013
- Report Date
- January 4, 2013
- Manufacturer
- PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
- Product Code
- MKJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033275
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED FAILURE AND WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON THIS EVENT TO THE FDA AS PROVIDED BY 21 CFR 803.56.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. PHYSIO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BURNED CAPACITOR, DESIGNATOR C76 FROM THE DIGITAL PCB ASSEMBLY. THE BURNED CAPACITOR CAUSED A HIGH CURRENT DRAW FROM THE INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES AND THE CHARGE-PAK ASSEMBLY, WHICH LED TO THE DEVICE LOSING POWER. THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT DEVICE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR DEVICE WOULD NOT POWER ON AND WAS SHOWING ALL THREE ICONS (ATTENTION, SERVICE AND CHARGE-PAK). THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40569 | LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR | DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL | MKJ | PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC | CR PLUS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |