FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 3072977 · Received April 23, 2013

Report

Report Number
3015876-2013-00327
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 23, 2013
Date of Event
March 26, 2013
Report Date
March 26, 2013
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K033275
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED ISSUE. PHYSIO DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE'S INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES WERE DEPLETED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLETED HLC BATTERIES. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE CHARGE-PAK HAD BENT CONNECTOR PINS, BUT THIS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEPLETED INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES IN THE DEVICE. A CONCLUSIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR DEVICE WAS SHOWING ALL THREE ICONS (ATTENTION, SERVICE WRENCH AND CHARGE-PAK), WHICH IS AN INDICATION THAT THE DEVICE WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO PROVIDE DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY, IF NEEDED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
174648 LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC CRPLUS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1