Lucas device was placed on a patient who was found to be in cardiopulmonary arrest, as indicated by manufacture recommendations and training program.The device malfunctioned after 3-4 minutes of operation.The crew was unable to correct and clear the malfunction on the device until they physically removed the battery from the unit.Mechanical cpr was interrupted during this process, and manual cpr had to be provided.This particular device was recently serviced by stryker medical.Service consisted of replacing a "motherboard" inside of the device.Prior to being placed back into service, the unit was service tested by a stryker service technician and reported to have passed all calibration testing.Fda safety report id # (b)(4).
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