FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 12 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR SERIES

MDR report key: 3903073 · Received June 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
3015876-2014-00743
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 30, 2014
Date of Event
May 16, 2014
Report Date
June 4, 2014
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K102972
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, 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 THEN REPLACED THE THERAPY PCB ASSEMBLY AND OBSERVED PROPER DEVICE OPERATION THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING. THE DEVICE WAS THEN RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PHYSIO-CONTROL FURTHER EVALUATED THE REMOVED THERAPY PCB ASSEMBLY AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAILURE OF A DIODE, DESIGNATOR CR1.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THEIR DEVICE HAD LOGGED AN EVENT CODE AND WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION. UPON AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE BY PHYSIO-CONTROL, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DEVICE COULD NOT DELIVER DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DETECT A CONNECTION THROUGH THE PADDLES LEAD.THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
381200 LIFEPAK(R) 12 DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR SERIES DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1