FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

R SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR

MDR report key: 6087410 · Received November 8, 2016

Report

Report Number
1220908-2016-02750
Event Type
Death
Date Received
November 8, 2016
Date of Event
October 18, 2016
Report Date
October 19, 2016
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
MKJ
PMA / PMN Number
K060559
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE AND SUSPECT ELECTRODES WERE NOT RETURNED TO ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION FOR EVALUATION. INSTEAD, THE CUSTOMER RETURNED THE DEVICE ACTIVITY LOG FOR EVALUATION AND PROVIDED PICTURES LOCALIZED TO THE AREA IN QUESTION OF THE PATIENT. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE ACTIVITY LOG INDICATED DEFIBRILLATION OR PACING WERE NOT PERFORMED ON THE PATIENT. REVIEW OF PHOTOS OF THE REPORTED EVENT INDICATED A POSSIBLE SKIN REACTION TO THE ELECTRODE PADS. NO TREND IS ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTS OF THIS TYPE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PRODUCT FOR EVALUATION AND THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TREAT A (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT, THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN ECG SIGNAL VIA ELECTRODE PADS. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE CLINICIAN OBTAINED ANOTHER SET OF ELECTRODE PADS TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE PATIENT AND PERFORMED CPR. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
736592 R SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER MKJ ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION R SERIES NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR Death