FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4093055 · Received September 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2014-02797
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 10, 2014
Date of Event
August 21, 2014
Report Date
September 8, 2014
Manufacturer
ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORP
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICE EVAL OF BATTERY PACK SN (B)(4) IS COMPLETE. THE REPORTED PROBLEM (WILL NOT POWER A MONITOR) WAS CONFIRMED. AS RECEIVED, THE BATTERY PACK WOULD NOT POWER A MONITOR. UPON EVAL, THE PCA BOARD AND CELLS WERE DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY PACK'S INABILITY TO POWER ON A MONITOR IS THE DAMAGED PCA AND CELLS. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGED PCA AND CELLS WAS ISOLATED TO LIQUID CONTAMINATION. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CONTAMINATION COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BUT WAS LIKELY INGRESS OF AN UNK CONTAMINANT. NO ADVERSE EVENT RESULTED FROM THE DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A US DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTED ZOLL TO REPORT THAT BATTERY PACK SN (B)(4) WOULD NOT POWER A MONITOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
559847 LIFEVEST WCD 4000 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORP WCD 4000 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA