FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 15 MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 3133111 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
3015876-2013-00440
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Date of Event
March 4, 2013
Report Date
May 1, 2013
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K103567
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. PHYSIO REPLACED THE USER INTERFACE PCB ASSEMBLY AND OBSERVED PROPER DEVICE OPERATION THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING AND THEN RETURNED THE DEVICE TO THE CUSTOMER. THE REMOVED USER INTERFACE PCB ASSEMBLY WAS FURTHER EVALUATED IN THE FAILURE ANALYSIS CENTER. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP, DESIGNATOR U5 WAS ELECTRICALLY DAMAGED. THE ELECTRICALLY DAMAGED IC CHIP IS WAS CAUSED THE KEYPAD MALFUNCTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE SMALL KEYPAD ON THE DEVICE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SMALL KEYPAD INCLUDES NON CRITICAL FUNCTIONS ON THE DEVICE. AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION, IT WAS OBSERVED BY PHYSIO-CONTROL THAT SOME CRITICAL BUTTONS ON THE MAIN KEYPAD ASSEMBLY (ON, SHOCK, CHARGE, ETC) WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
237562 LIFEPAK(R) 15 MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC 15

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1