FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYS

MDR report key: 3761138 · Received December 31, 2013

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2013-03753
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 31, 2013
Date of Event
December 3, 2013
Report Date
December 31, 2013
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UPON RECEIPT THE MONITOR WAS UNABLE TO DETECT AN ECG SIGNAL. UPON INVESTIGATION THE DRIVEN GROUND MONITOR SIGNAL WIRE WAS PINCHED IN THE BELT CONNECTOR AND COMPONENT U611, A 50MA LOW DROPOUT LINEAR REGULATOR, HAD NO OUTPUT. THE CAUSE FOR THE INABILITY TO DETECT AN ECG SIGNAL WAS THE PINCHED WIRE AND THE DEFECTIVE U611 COMPONENT. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE PINCHED WIRE AND THE DEFECTIVE U611 COMPONENT CANNOT BE POSITIVELY DETERMINED. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE MONITOR. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY DEFICIENCIES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVIEW OF SERVICE DATA HAS DETECTED A REPORTABLE EVENT. UPON SERVICING, MONITOR SN (B)(4) WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE ECG SIGNAL. THE LAST PT TO USE THIS MONITOR DID NOT REPORT ANY DEFICIENCIES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
682533 LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYS WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION WCD 4000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA