FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3842526 · Received February 21, 2014

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2014-00589
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 21, 2014
Date of Event
January 22, 2013
Report Date
February 20, 2014
Manufacturer
ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
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 (MONITOR RESETS) HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. UPON INVESTIGATION THE MONITOR WAS CONTINUALLY RESETTING. THE CAUSE OF THE RESETS WAS ISOLATED TO INTERMITTENT CONNECTIONS ON FLASH CHIPS U102 AND U105. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT CONNECTIONS COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BUT WAS LIKELY EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE MONITOR C/A BOARD. A ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. THE MONITOR WAS NOT ISSUED TO A PT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A ZOLL PATIENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (PSR) CONTRACTED ZOLL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO REPORT THAT MONITOR SN (B)(4) WAS RESETTING. THE MONITOR WAS NOT ISSUED TO A PT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
109043 LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION WCD 4000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA