FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM
MDR report key: 3983454
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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 |