LIFELINE VIEW AED
Report
- Report Number
- 3003521780-2014-00016
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 22, 2014
- Date of Event
- January 23, 2013
- Report Date
- November 20, 2014
- Manufacturer
- DEFIBTECH, LLC
- Product Code
- MKJ
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
AS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER, THE RETURNED AED (WITH BATTERY PACK) WAS NOTED AS CHIRPING AND FLASHING ITS RED ACTIVE STATUS INDICATOR LIGHT, INDICATING THAT THE AED REQUIRES SERVICE. THE DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO A PT SIMULATOR SET TO VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (A SHOCKABLE RHYTHM), THE AED ANALYZED THE RHYTHM, APPROPRIATELY ADVISED AND DELIVERED A DEFIBRILLATION SHOCK, WITHIN SPEC, TO THE SIMULATED PT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE'S INTERNAL COMPONENTS DID NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS OPEN AND NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME.
ON (B)(6) 2014, IT WAS REPORTED BY A CUSTOMER THAT THEIR AED WAS REPORTING A SERVICE CODE AND THAT THIS SERVICE CODE DID NOT OCCUR DURING USE. WHILE REVIEWING THE DEVICE'S ELECTRONIC HISTORY AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE REPORTED SERVICE CODE, A POSSIBLE PT USE ON (B)(6) 2013 WAS NOTED WHERE THE PT'S ECG SIGNAL BECAME HEAVILY CORRUPTED WITH EITHER INTERFERENCE OR ARTIFACTS. THE PRECISE NATURE OR SOURCE OF THE INTERFERENCE OR ARTIFACTS IS UNCLEAR FROM THE ELECTRONIC HISTORY, THEREFORE, THIS MDR IS BEING FILED. NEITHER THIS DEVICE USE NOR ANY PRODUCT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS USE WERE REPORTED AT THAT TIME. UPON REVIEW OF THIS EVENT WITH THE REPORTING INDIVIDUAL, HE INDICATED THAT HE REMEMBERED AN EVENT IN (B)(6) 2013 WHERE A MAN PASSED OUT AND THE AED WAS APPLIED, BUT HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE AED WAS REMOVED WITHOUT BEING USED. NO ADD'L REPORTS OF THIS TYPE FOR THIS DEVICE ARE KNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 843784 | LIFELINE VIEW AED | SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR | MKJ | DEFIBTECH, LLC | DDU-A2300EN | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |