FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

LIFEVEST WCD 3100 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4476105 · Received January 29, 2015

Report

Report Number
3008642652-2015-00305
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 29, 2015
Date of Event
December 26, 2014
Report Date
January 21, 2015
Manufacturer
ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Product Code
MVK
PMA / PMN Number
P010030
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVAL OF MONITOR SN (B)(4) IS COMPLETE. AS RECEIVED, THE MONITOR WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND ABLE TO DETECT AND TREAT PT. DEVICE EVAL OF ELECTRODE BELT SN (B)(4) IS COMPLETE. AS RECEIVED, THE BELT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND ABLE TO DETECT AND TREAT A PT. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: MONITOR SN (B)(4) - 01/2012 (REUSE); ELECTRODE BELT SN (B)(4) - 02/2008 (REUSE).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A ZOLL DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTED ZOLL TO REPORT THAT A PT PASSED AWAY ON (B)(6) 2014. PRIOR TO PASSING, THE PT RECEIVED EIGHT DEFIBRILLATIONS. THE PT'S FIRST FIVE DEFIBRILLATIONS WERE RECEIVED AT 15:22:41, 15:23:36, 15:24:11, 15:32:31 AND 15:33:02. TREATMENTS 1, 4 AND 5 WERE APPROPRIATELY DELIVERED IN RESPONSE TO VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT), AND TREATMENTS 2, AND 3 WERE APPROPRIATELY DELIVERED IN RESPONSE TO VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF). THE PT RECEIVED THREE OTHER TREATMENTS AT 15:33:32, 15:34:05, AND 15:34:30. NON-SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALSE DETECTIONS. VF WITH CPR ARTIFACT WAS DETECTED AT 15:41:57, AND THE DEVICE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 15:53:58. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS OUT SHOPPING AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT BUT BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AT THE TIME OF TREATMENT. CPR ARTIFACT IN THE PT'S ECG STRIPS INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF BYSTANDERS. THE PT PASSED AWAY LATER THAT DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
69736 LIFEVEST WCD 3100 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION WCD 3100 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Death