FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CADENCE PHYSIO QC ADULT RTS
MDR report key: 3090317
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Received April 18, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1219103-2013-00018
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 18, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 7, 2013
- Report Date
- April 12, 2013
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN
- Product Code
- MLN
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
SUBMIT DATE: 04/18/2013. AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. UPON COMPLETION, THE RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO COVIDIEN ON (B)(6) 2013 THAT A CUSTOMER HAD AN ISSUE WITH DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES. THE CUSTOMER STATES A PT CAME INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT (B)(6) IN CARDIAC ARREST. THEY APPLIED DEFIB ELECTRODES ON A PT AND THEY SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED THE SHOCK, THEN ONE OF THE LEAD WIRES MELTED CAUSING THE WIRE TO BREAK. THE CUSTOMER FURTHER STATED THAT THE PT WAS NOT INJURED FROM THIS INCIDENT AND THE DEFIBS WERE NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE PT DID NOT NEED THEM. THE CUSTOMER FURTHER STATED THAT 18 HOURS LATER THE PT EXPIRED OF OTHER COMPLICATIONS NOT RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167739 | CADENCE PHYSIO QC ADULT RTS | DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES | MLN | COVIDIEN | 22550R | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |