This report is based on information provided by philips field service personnel and has been investigated by the philips complaint handling team.Philips received a complaint on the efficia dfm100 defibrillator monitor indicating the patient displayed asystole on the defibrillator device while the doctor manually checked the pulse from radial and femoral arteries and felt a pulse.Upon feeling the pulse, the bedside monitor device was connected to ensure and display the pulse, and subsequently, it was cross-checked using an ekg device, where the pulse was also observed on the screen.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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