FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 3963253 · Received July 29, 2014

Report

Report Number
3015876-2014-00862
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 29, 2014
Date of Event
April 21, 2014
Report Date
July 2, 2014
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K033275
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. THE INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES APPEARED TO BE DEPLETED. AFTER A THOROUGH DEVICE INVESTIGATION, THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLETED INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THEIR DEVICE WAS SHOWING ITS LOW BATTERY (ATTENTION) ICON. AFTER EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DEPLETED. WITHOUT A CHARGE IN THE INTERNAL HLC BATTERIES, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY TO A PATIENT, IF NEEDED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED FAILURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
441126 LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC CRPLUS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1