FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

X SERIES

MDR report key: 6880663 · Received September 20, 2017

Report

Report Number
1220908-2017-02369
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 20, 2017
Date of Event
August 25, 2017
Report Date
August 30, 2017
Manufacturer
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
DRT
UDI-DI
00847946004378
PMA / PMN Number
K112432
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION EVALUATED THE DEVICE AND THE DEVICE PERFORMED TO SPECIFICATION. THE DEVICE WAS RECERTIFIED AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. REVIEW OF THE CLINICAL DATA DID SHOW THAT THERE WAS A GOOD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRODE PADS. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ECG SIGNAL ON THE DISPLAY, THIS IS NOT AN INDICATION OF A DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THE DEVICE WAS IN THE INCORRECT VIEW MAKING IT APPEAR AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO ECG SIGNAL. THE USER WOULD NEED TO SWITCH TO THE "PADS" VIEW TO OBTAIN THE ECG SIGNAL VIA THE ELECTRODE PADS ATTACHED TO THE PATIENT. ANALYSIS OF REPORTS OF THIS TYPE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED AN INCREASE IN TREND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CARDIOVERT AN (B)(6) YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT, THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN ECG SIGNAL VIA ELECTRODE PADS. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE CLINICIAN OBTAINED ANOTHER DEVICE TO CONTINUE TREATING THE PATIENT. COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPIRED, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT A RESULT OF THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
660829 X SERIES DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER DRT ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION X SERIES NA 00847946004378

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Death