BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    LIFEVEST WCD 3000 SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 4564852 · Received February 27, 2015

    Report

    Report Number
    3008642652-2015-00667
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    February 27, 2015
    Date of Event
    February 4, 2015
    Report Date
    February 9, 2015
    Manufacturer
    ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORP
    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

    THERE WAS NO DEATH OR DEVICE MALFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE INAPPROPRIATE DEFIBRILLATION. THE PT REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL. DEVICE EVALUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A REVIEW OF THE PT'S DOWNLOADED DATA FILE. REVIEW OF THE DATA DOES NOT INDICATE ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTION RELATED TO THE DEFIBRILLATION EVENT. MONITOR (B)(4): (B)(6) 2005; ELECTRODE BELT (B)(4): (B)(6) 2009. INAPPROPRIATE DEFIBRILLATIONS ARE AN ANTICIPATED RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE LIFEVEST. PTS ARE INSTRUCTED THROUGH ALARMS, VOICE MESSAGES, IFU, AND TRAINING TO PRESS THE RESPONSE BUTTONS TO PREVENT AN INAPPROPRIATE DEFIBRILLATION. (B)(4). A SUMMARY OF THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA (SSED), INCLUDING THE INAPPROPRIATE DEFIBRILLATION SAFETY OBJECTIVE SUPPORTING FDA'S APPROVAL OF THE LIFEVEST, CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.ACCESSDATA.FDA.GOV/CDRH_DOCS/PDF/P010030B.PDF.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    A US DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTED ZOLL TO REPORT THAT A PT EXPERIENCED AN INAPPROPRIATE DEFIBRILLATION EVENT WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL. MOTION ARTIFACT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALSE DETECTION. THE PT WAS REPORTEDLY CONSCIOUS AT THE TIME OF EVENT. THE PT'S NURSE WAS ASSISTING THE PT WITH ADJUSTING THE BELT. THE PT REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    140696 LIFEVEST WCD 3000 SYSTEM WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR MVK ZOLL MANUFACTURING CORP WCD 3000 NA

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 70 YR Hospitalization| O