FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 300P AND PAD PAK
MDR report key: 3002099
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Received February 11, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3004123209-2013-00492
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 11, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 13, 2012
- Report Date
- January 21, 2013
- 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 AND OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY UNTIL (B)(6) 2012. BETWEEN (B)(6) 2012, THERE WERE MULTIPLE MANUAL EVENTS OF MAINLY 10 MINUTES DURATION WHICH WOULD INDICATED THE DEVICE WAS SWITCHING ITSELF ON AUTOMATICALLY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULT IN THE MEMBRANE. THE PAD PAK, WHICH CONTAINS THE ELECTRODES AND BATTERIES, IS LABELED FOR SINGLE USE BUT THE SAMARITAN PAD 300 AND 300P 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60122 | HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 300P AND PAD PAK | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR | MKJ | HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD | PAD |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |