FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK(R) 15 MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 3920352 · Received July 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
3015876-2014-00777
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 8, 2014
Date of Event
June 5, 2014
Report Date
June 10, 2014
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K103567
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

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 AN OPEN RESISTOR, DESIGNATOR R81. THE RESISTOR WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED OPEN.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. PHYSIO REPLACED THE THERAPY PCB ASSEMBLY AND OBSERVED PROPER DEVICE OPERATION THROUGH FUNCTIONAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR USE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT WHEN DEFIBRILLATION PADDLES ARE CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE "PADDLES LEAD" AS AN OPTION TO VIEW THE PATIENT'S ECG RHYTHM. WITHOUT THIS OPTION, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DELIVER DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY TO A PATIENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
397504 LIFEPAK(R) 15 MONITOR/DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC 15

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1