FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3983454 · Received June 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2014-01995
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 27, 2014
Date of Event
June 4, 2014
Report Date
June 27, 2014
Manufacturer
ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: ELECTRODE BELT SN (B)(4) HAS BEEN EVALUATED. AS RECEIVED, THE TRUNK CABLE CONNECTOR WOULD NOT SECURELY CONNECT WITH THE MONITOR. THE CAUSE FOR THE INABILITY TO PROPERLY CONNECT WITH THE MONITOR IS A DEFECTIVE TRUNK CABLE CONNECTOR. THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR. THE PATIENT WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT ELECTRODE BELT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE EVALUATING THE ELECTRODE BELT FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, A REPORTABLE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE PATIENT'S ELECTRODE BELT TRUNK CABLE CONNECTOR WAS UNABLE TO SECURELY LATCH TO A MONITOR. THE PATIENT WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT ELECTRODE BELT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
377002 LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION WCD 4000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR