FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3173139 · Received May 31, 2013

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2013-01451
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 31, 2013
Date of Event
April 20, 2013
Report Date
May 29, 2013
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DEVICE EVALUATION OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE REPORTED PROBLEM (WON'T POWER UP) WAS CONFIRMED. UPON INVESTIGATION THE MONITOR WAS UNABLE TO POWER UP. DESTRUCTIVE TESTING REVEALED A SEPARATION OF THE COPPER PAD AND THE LAMINATE AT PIN H8 OF FLASH BGA COMPONENT U102 ON C/A BOARD SN (B)(4). THE SEPARATION OF THE PAD AND LAMINATE CAUSED THE POWER-UP FAILURE. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE PAD AND LAMINATE COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE MONITOR. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B)(6) MALE PATIENT CALLED ZOLL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO REPORT THAT HIS MONITOR MAD A SQUEALING NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT POWER UP. THE PATIENT WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT MONITOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
241483 LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION WCD 4000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR