MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION E SERIES; DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER

Model Number	E SERIES
Medical Device Problem Code	Failure to Power Up (1476)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Patient Involvement (2645)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Zoll medical corporation has received the product and will be providing a supplemental report when our investigation is completed.
Event or Problem Description
Complainant alleged that during functional testing, the device would intermittently not power up.Complainant did not indicate that there was any patient involvement in the reported malfunction.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The device was returned to zoll medical corporation.During evaluation of the device to determine root cause, the technician observed extensive damage.A system interconnect flex cable was not properly seated, front gasket is missing, a filter was loose, and a gasket was removed.The observed damage is typically a result of the device being tampered with.Root cause could not be firmly established due to the observed damage.Analysis for reports of this type has not identified an increase in trend.

• Brand Name: E SERIES
• Common Device Name: DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER
• Manufacturer (Section D): ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION; 269 mill road; chelmsford MA 01824
• MDR Report Key: 7434201
• Report Number: 1220908-2018-01018
• Device Sequence Number: 16542262
• Product Code: MKJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00847946009137
• UDI-Public: 00847946009137
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: IL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K042007
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/27/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Other
• Device Model Number: E SERIES
• Device Catalogue Number: E SERIES
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 04/11/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/27/2018
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/27/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/16/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/26/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1