FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR

MDR report key: 3812488 · Received May 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
3015876-2014-00545
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 15, 2014
Date of Event
March 11, 2014
Report Date
April 23, 2014
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
LDD
PMA / PMN Number
K063119
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE CUSTOMER¿S DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. PHYSIO-CONTROL REPLACED THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND USER INTERFACE PCB ASSEMBLIES. THEREAFTER PROPER DEVICE OPERATION WAS OBSERVED THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING AND THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE. PHYSIO-CONTROL FURTHER EVALUATED THE REMOVED SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND USER INTERFACE PCB ASSEMBLIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS THE USER INTERFACE PCB ASSEMBLY. COMPONENT LEVEL CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED PHYSIO-CONTROL TO REPORT THAT THE DISPLAY IN THEIR DEVICE WAS DISTORTED. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE DISPLAY BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT. UPON EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, PHYSIO-CONTROL OBSERVED THE DEVICE RESET CONTINUOUSLY. THIS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE DURING TESTING. IN THIS STATE, THE DEVICE WOULD BE INOPERABLE AND DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
292018 LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR DC-DEFIBRILLATOR, LOW-ENERGY, (INCLUDING PADDLES) LDD PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC 20

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1