FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ONE STEP COMPLETE ELECTRODE, 8 PER CASE

MDR report key: 4902740 · Received July 1, 2015

Report

Report Number
1218058-2015-00034
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 1, 2015
Date of Event
May 10, 2015
Report Date
June 12, 2015
Manufacturer
BIO-DETEK, INC.
Product Code
MKJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE EVENT ELECTRODES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND A THOROUGH EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AND NO ASSEMBLY OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES FOUND. VISUAL EXAMINATION OBSERVED A WIRE DETACHED FROM THE APEX PAD. STRANDS OF WIRE WERE STILL PRESENT WITHIN THE CRIMP. INDICATING THAT THE APEX WIRE WAS INADVERTENTLY PULLED OUT. BASED ON THE RESULTS, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER REPORT WAS DUE TO MISHANDLING. NO TREND IS ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTS OF THIS TYPE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED THE PRODUCT AND WILL BE PROVIDING A F/U REPORT WHEN OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TREAT A PT, A WIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE LOOSE/TORN FROM THE ELECTRODE. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT WHILE THE CLINICIAN EXAMINED THE ELECTRODES PRIOR TO APPLYING THEM TO THE PT AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE/TORN WIRE OBSERVED. COMPLAINANT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE PT DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
429734 ONE STEP COMPLETE ELECTRODE, 8 PER CASE ELECTRODE MKJ BIO-DETEK, INC. 8900-0214 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK