Zoll has received the autopulse li-ion battery (sn unknown) for investigation.A supplemental report will be filed when the product investigation has been completed.The death was not related to the autopulse device.The autopulse is used as an adjunct to manual cpr in cases of clinical death.The benefit of using the autopulse is that it in part substitutes mechanical compressions for the physical labor of manual chest compressions.If the autopulse did not start or unexpectedly stops compressions, rescuer should revert to manual cpr, which is the standard of care.In this case, when autopulse platform (sn (b)(4)) used on an (b)(6) year old female with cardiopulmonary arrest, it suddenly powered off during active operation state.The customer changed another battery and the platform was powered on successfully.After performing compressions for an unspecified amount of time, the autopulse platform powered off again and the platform wouldn't powered on.The patient was given manual cpr immediately for 30 minutes.However, rosc was not achieved and the patient was pronounced dead at the hospital.The autopulse was intended to be used as an adjunct to manual cpr on adult patients.In case of stoppage of autopulse the user reverts to manual cpr.The transition from autopulse to manual cpr by trained users is similar to the time necessary for rescuer rotation, and presents the same workflow as manual cpr.Hence, based on available information, the patients' outcome was not negatively impacted by the interruptions when compared to standard of care manual cpr.A cardiopulmonary arrest (or circulatory arrest) is also called a cardiac arrest and indicates a sudden stop in effective and normal blood circulation due to failure of the heart to pump blood.In this event, death is attributed to out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest.Death is an expected outcome for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest.Please see the following related mfr report: mfr # 3010617000-2018-01139 the autopulse platform.Mfr # 3010617000-2018-01144 the 1st autopulse li-ion battery.
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As reported, the autopulse platform was used to treat an (b)(6) year old female patient with cardiopulmonary arrest.The platform performed compressions for a while and suddenly powered off.The customer changed the battery and the platform was powered on successfully.After performing compressions for an unspecified amount of time, the autopulse platform powered off again and the platform wouldn't power on.The patient was given manual cpr for 30 minutes.However, rosc was not achieved and the patient was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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