FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 15 MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 3143386 · Received June 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
3015876-2013-00465
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 3, 2013
Date of Event
May 8, 2013
Report Date
May 8, 2013
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K103567
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. PHYSIO REPLACED THE SYSTEM PCB ASSEMBLY AND OBSERVED PROPER DEVICE OPERATION THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING AND THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE. PHYSIO FURTHER EVALUATED THE REMOVED SYSTEM PCB ASSEMBLY IN THE FAILURE ANALYSIS CENTER. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A TRANSISTOR (Q144), DIODE (CR15), AND AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP (U6) WERE ALL SHORTED. BECAUSE THESE THREE SHORTED COMPONENTS WERE ALL CONNECTED VIA THE +12 VOLT LINE, THE ROOT CAUSE COMPONENT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR DEVICE WOULD NO LONGER POWER ON. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
244569 LIFEPAK(R) 15 MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC 15

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1