FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LIFEPAK 9P DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR/PACEMAKER
MDR report key: 486092
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Received September 16, 2003
Report
- Report Number
- 3015876-2003-00368
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 16, 2003
- Date of Event
- August 17, 2003
- Report Date
- August 19, 2003
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PHYSIO-CONTROL CORP.
- Product Code
- LDD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DEVICE WAS BEING USED TO ADMINISTER PACING THERAPY TO THE PATIENT. REPORTEDLY, COINCIDENTLY WITH DISHCARGE OF AN INTERNAL CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) TO THE PATIENT, THE DEVICE PACING CURRENT DROPPED TO 0MA, WITH NO ALARMS OBSERVED. THIS WAS SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE WHILE THE PATIENT WAS BEING TREATED. THE EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR WAS USED TO SUCCESSFULLY CONVERT THE PATIENT TO A VIABLE RHYTHM. THE REPORTER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ADVERSE AFFECTS TO THE PATIENT REPORTED BY THE STAFF.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFEPAK 9P DEFIBRILLATOR/MONITOR/PACEMAKER | EXTERNAL DC DEFIBRILLATOR/CARDIAC MONITOR | LDD | MEDTRONIC PHYSIO-CONTROL CORP. | 9P | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | INTERNAL CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD). |