FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 500P AND PAD-PAK

MDR report key: 7721593 · Received July 26, 2018

Report

Report Number
3004123209-2018-00489
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 26, 2018
Date of Event
June 20, 2018
Report Date
September 18, 2018
Manufacturer
HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Product Code
MKJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

EXEMPTION NUMBER E2015058. HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD (MANUFACTURER) IS SUBMITTING THE REPORT ON BEHALF OF HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (IMPORTER).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE SAM 500P DEVICE AND PAD-PAK WERE REVIEWED AND THIS CONFIRMED THAT ALL MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY CHECKS AND TEST HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE SAM 500P PASSED ¿OUT QAT FROM HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES ON THE (B)(6) 2016. UPON RECEIPT THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE FAILING SELF-TESTS DUE TO A SPEECH CHIP LABEL MISMATCH ERROR. THE USER WOULD HAVE BEEN ALERTED WITH A ¿WARNING, DEVICE SERVICE REQUIRED¿ PROMPT ALONGSIDE A FLASHING RED STATUS LED AND FAILURE CHIRP, CONFIRMING THE REPORTED FAULT. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE MEMBRANE TAIL WAS NOT CORRECTLY ALIGNED WITHIN THE J11 CONNECTOR, WHICH HAD RESULTED IN THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE J11 PINS WITH THE MEMBRANE TAIL TRACKS AND THE SUBSEQUENT SPEECH CHIP LABEL MISMATCH. HEARTSINE RECORDS INDICATE THE DEVICE HAD PERFORMED TO SPECIFICATION DURING OUT QAT TESTING ON THE (B)(6) 2016, INDICATING THAT THE MEMBRANE TAIL HAD MADE SUFFICIENT CONTACT WITH THE J11 PINS AT THIS TIME. IT IS THE POLICY OF HEARTSINE NOT TO REFURBISH DEVICES WHICH HAVE BEEN RETURNED FROM THE FIELD, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THEREFORE THIS DEVICE SHALL BE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A SAM 500P.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DEVICE SERVICE REQUIRED. NO PATIENT INVOLVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DEVICE SERVICE REQUIRED. NO PATIENT INVOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
565860 HEARTSINE SAMARITAN 500P AND PAD-PAK AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR MKJ HEARTSINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1