FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AUTOPULSE RESUSCITATION SYSTEM MODEL 100

MDR report key: 3001796 · Received December 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
3003793491-2012-00717
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 21, 2012
Date of Event
October 9, 2012
Report Date
October 9, 2012
Manufacturer
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC.
Product Code
DRM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE AUTOPULSE DEVICE (S/N (B)(4)) INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS RETURNED TO ZOLL CIRCULATION ON (B)(4) 2012 AND WAS ANALYZED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AUTOPULSE SHOWED THE PATIENT HEAD RESTRAINT WIRE OF THE TOP COVER WAS CUT. IN ADDITION, IT ALSO SHOWED TWISTED BATTERY CLIP AND CRACKED ENCODER COVER. THE TOP COVER, BATTERY CLIP, AND THE ENCODER COVER WERE REPLACED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED. THE ARCHIVE DATA SHOW MULTIPLE UA02 (COMPRESSION TRACKING ERROR). FURTHERMORE, THE LOAD CELL CHARACTERIZATION TESTING CONFIRMED THAT THE LOAD CELL MODULE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE LOAD CELL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE DEVICE PASSED FINAL TESTING. NO ADVERSE EVENT WAS REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, THE BOARD WILL NOT TAKE UP THE LIFEBAND COMPLETELY TO SIZE UP THE PATIENT AND BEGIN COMPRESSIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, UA02 (COMPRESSION TRACKING ERROR) APPEARS. THE BOARD WILL NOT CONTINUE UNLESS IS SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. SOMETIMES THIS WILL WORK AND THE BOARD WILL OPERATE, OTHER TIMES IT WILL DEFAULT DOING THE SAME THING AS DESCRIBED AND NOT OPERATE AT ALL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AUTOPULSE RESUSCITATION SYSTEM MODEL 100 CARDIAC CHEST COMPRESSOR DRM ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC. MODEL 100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other