It was reported to philips that the device acoustical charge and optical shock indicators were absent during use treating a patient.The patient involved was reported to not have experienced harm or adverse patient impact.There was no report of any additional immediate clinical action taken to prevent serious injury or death.It was reported that the patient had ventricular tachycardia when the resuscitation team arrived.This event had hemodynamic relevance.The patient was shocked and immediately resuscitated.Afterwards, the patient was stable and was transferred to the intensive care unit.The indication was that there may have been a few seconds delay in the charging time.This will not be considered as a serious injury, but as a non-adverse event.This was delivery of critical therapy as intended to a patient needing critical therapy.
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