Model Number 866199 |
Device Problems
Erratic or Intermittent Display (1182); No Display/Image (1183)
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Patient Problems
Insufficient Information (4580); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms, Conditions Term / Code Not Available (4581)
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Event Date 09/21/2022 |
Event Type
Death
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Event Description
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During intensive care, the defibrillator was placed on the bed and the screen turned off several times, to turn it back on, customer had to touch the battery.There was a reported patient death.The efficia dfm100 defibrillator, model# 866199, is substantially similar to the heartstart xl+ defibrillator (model # 861290) and will be reported in the united states under device model # 861290.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Reporting address state: (b)(6).Reporting address postal: (b)(6).Reporting institution phone: n/a.Reporter phone: (b)(6).A follow up report will be submitted upon completion of the investigation.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The site biomed evaluated the device and performed the functional tests on the device which passed.The remote service engineer (rse) reviewed the software error log and confirmed device battery was disarmed when the device was being used on the bed as the battery may have moved out of its location and caused the power failure.The biomed could reproduce this by taking out the battery when the device was on.A philips remote service engineer (rse) reviewed the logs and found there was an error message during the night of the event.The rse confirmed the hardware error was the root cause of the battery connection lost which caused the device to power off.The customer confirmed that the death was not related to a malfunction of the device but was due to user error.It is unknown what actually caused a loose battery connection.The device remains at the site.No further action at this time.
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Event Description
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During intensive care, the dfm100 was placed on the bed.As soon as it was mobilized, the screen of the latter turned off, not allowing monitoring the trace.Seen within the department, the device turned back on when they touched the back of the device at the battery level.The device was being used for monitoring functions.The patient died later during the night, but the device was not involved.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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