FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MICRO-PACE
MDR report key: 696051
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Received March 23, 2006
Report
- Report Number
- MW1038339
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 23, 2006
- Date of Event
- March 22, 2006
- Report Date
- March 23, 2006
- Manufacturer
- PACE MEDICAL INC.
- Product Code
- DRO
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
NURSE HAD NOTICED PT RATE WAS AT 60 BPM INSTEAD OF 90 BPM. THE NURSE HAD NOTICED THE DISPLAY WAS OFF ON THE PACEMAKER. SHE TURNED UNIT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE UNIT DID NOT TURN BACK ON. SHE DID NOT RECALL IF THE LOW BATTERY ICON WAS FLASHING AT AN EARLIER TIME. SHE REPLACED THE PACEMAKER ON THE PT AND THE REPLACEMENT IS OPERATIONAL. THE NURSE HAD REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE UNIT THAT SHUT DOWN AND POWERED ON, THE UNIT POWERED UP PROPERLY. THE ORIGINAL BATTERIES HAD BEEN THROWN AWAY. PULLED UNIT TO BIOMED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICRO-PACE | EXTERNAL PACEMAKER | DRO | PACE MEDICAL INC. | 4570 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * |