FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR

MDR report key: 3821803 · Received May 20, 2014

Report

Report Number
3015876-2014-00572
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 20, 2014
Date of Event
April 4, 2014
Report Date
April 30, 2014
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
LDD
PMA / PMN Number
K063119
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PHYSIO FURTHER EVALUATED THE USER INTERFACE (UI) PCB ASSEMBLY AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS A CAPACITOR, DESIGNATOR C79. THE REMOVED SYSTEM CONTROLLER (SC) PCB ASSEMBLY WAS AN ANCILLARY PART AND THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): PHYSIO-CONTROL EXAMINED THE CUSTOMER'S DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED ISSUE. PHYSIO THEN REPLACED BOTH THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER (SC) AND USER INTERFACE (UI) PCB ASSEMBLIES AND AFTER OBSERVING PROPER DEVICE OPERATION THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING THE UNIT WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED PHYSIO-CONTROL TO REPORT THAT THE DISPLAY ON THEIR DEVICE WAS BLANK. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT. UPON EVALUATION OF THE CUSTOMER'S DEVICE, PHYSIO-CONTROL OBSERVED THAT THE UNIT WOULD CONTINUALLY RESET ITSELF AND NEVER FULLY POWER ON. AS A RESULT, DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
299350 LIFEPAK(R) 20 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR DC-DEFIBRILLATOR, LOW-ENERGY, (INCLUDING PADDLES) LDD PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC 20

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1