FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 4143618 · Received October 6, 2014

Report

Report Number
3015876-2014-01168
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 6, 2014
Date of Event
June 16, 2014
Report Date
September 10, 2014
Manufacturer
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K033275
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): PHYSIO-CONTROL EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND VERIFIED THE REPORTED FAILURE. IT OBSERVED THAT THE DEVICE DISPLAYED THE CHARGE-PAK AND ATTENTION ICONS. PHYSIO-CONTROL DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICALLY LEAKY FILTER, DESIGNATOR FL9 ON THE ANALOG PCB ASSEMBLY. THE LEAKY FILTER DEPLETED THE INTERNAL HYBRID LAYER CAPACITOR (HLC) BATTERIES. THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED PHYSIO-CONTROL TO REPORT THAT THEIR DEVICE DISPLAYED THE ATTENTION ICON AND INTERMITTENTLY THE WRENCH ICON WOULD DISPLAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT USE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.UPON FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, PHYSIO-CONTROL OBSERVED INTERNAL ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE THAT COULD DEPLETE THE INTERNAL HYBRID LAYER CAPACITOR (HLC) BATTERIES; DEFIBRILLATION THERAPY MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
624354 LIFEPAK CR(R) PLUS DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATORS, AUTOMATIC, EXTERNAL MKJ PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC CRPLUS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1