FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2953952
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Received January 15, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3008642652-2013-00100
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 15, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 27, 2012
- Report Date
- January 9, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
- Product Code
- MVK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010030
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DEVICE EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICE EVAL OF ELECTRODE BELT SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM ((ADJUST BELT OR CHECK BELT MESSAGES) HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE PULSE WIRE IN THE DISTRIBUTION NODE (DN) TO FRONT THERAPY ELECTRODE (TE) CABLE WAS OPEN. THIS RESULTED IN AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CABLE AND DN. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE OPEN PULSE WIRE WAS UNABLE TO BE POSITIVELY DETERMINED. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DAMAGED CABLE AND WIRES. THE PT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT ELECTRODE BELT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A (B)(6) MALE PT CONTACTED ZOLL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO REPORT ADJUST BELT OR CHECK BELT MESSAGES. THE PT WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT ELECTRODE BELT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21818 | LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR | MVK | ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION | WCD 4000 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR |