FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIFELINKS (ADULT)

MDR report key: 6989939 · Received October 31, 2017

Report

Report Number
6989939
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 31, 2017
Date of Event
October 13, 2015
Report Date
October 23, 2017
Manufacturer
TZ MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
DRO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING DEFIBRILLATION OF PATIENT, STAFF STATES THERE WAS A "POP" NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE DEFIBRILLATOR PADS. PATIENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEFIBRILLATED AT 200J USING THE TZ MEDICAL DEFIB PADS (P-211-Z1) ATTACHED TO THE HIGH OUTPUT DEFIBRILLATOR IN THE OPERATING ROOM. SOOT WAS SEEN AT THE LEFT LATERAL SIDE OF THE PATIENT AND DEFIBRILLATOR PAD. PADS WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM PATIENT AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SET. NO BURNS WERE APPARENT ON PATIENT SKIN NOTED, DEVICE AND PADS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR TZ TRANSPARENT DEFIBRILLATOR PADS (TZ MEDICAL DEFIB PADS (P-211-Z1), DEFIB PADS (PER SITE REPORTER). UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING DEFIBRILLATION OF PATIENT, STAFF STATES THERE WAS A "POP" NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE DEFIBRILLATOR PADS. PATIENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEFIBRILLATED AT 200J USING THE TZ MEDICAL DEFIB PADS (P-211-Z1) ATTACHED TO THE HIGH OUTPUT DEFIBRILLATOR IN THE OPERATING ROOM. SOOT WAS SEEN AT THE LEFT LATERAL SIDE OF THE PATIENT AND DEFIBRILLATOR PAD. PADS WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM PATIENT AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SET. NO BURNS WERE APPARENT ON PATIENT SKIN NOTED, DEVICE AND PADS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR TZ TRANSPARENT DEFIBRILLATOR PADS (TZ MEDICAL DEFIB PADS (P-211-Z1), DEFIB PADS (PER SITE REPORTER). UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
769029 LIFELINKS (ADULT) PACEMAKER, CARDIAC, EXTERNAL TRANSCUTANEOUS (NON-INVASIVE) DRO TZ MEDICAL, INC. P-211-Z1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1