During the resuscitation of a cardiac arrest patient, the tempus ls failed to provide an ecg tracing via the defibrillator electrodes.Providers on scene attempted to deploy a total of 3 defibrillator electrodes across two tempus ls devices without success.Multiple providers on scene have extensive experience utilizing the product and managing high acuity patients.Troubleshooting efforts were unsuccessful and ultimately the cardiac arrest had to be managed utilizing an aed.It was noted after the call that all defibrillator electrodes were from the same lot number.Analysis of the data following the call revealed multiple messages in the monitor indicated "pads attached" and "pads detached" in rapid sequence.At times these messages were occurring 3-4 times a second.Fda safety report id #(b)(4).
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