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Device brand name · Cardiac chest compressor

Autopulse Platform Resuscitation: medical device reports filed with FDA

1,859 reports name it, 2018–2024. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Zoll Circulation. Product code DRM.

1,859
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 235 a year
0
reports, 12 months to August 2026
0 in the 12 months before
99.4%
classified as malfunction
95.8% across the product code
0%
classified as death, as reported
0 reports · not verified by FDA

FDA's MAUDE database holds 1,859 reports that name the brand "Autopulse Platform Resuscitation" (cardiac chest compressor), received between August 2018 and June 2024; the manufacturer given most often on reports is Zoll Circulation. Spellings of one product vary from report to report.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (99.4%) and injury (0.6%); across all compressor, cardiac, external reports (product code DRM) death is recorded in 1.8% and malfunction in 95.8%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are visual prompts will not clear (77.7%), failure to power up (3.9%) and display or visual feedback problem (2.7%). The patient problems coded most often are no patient involvement, injury and abrasion. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Reports by month, five years

03468Sep 2021: 53Oct 2021: 46Nov 2021: 47Dec 2021: 682022Jan 2022: 53Feb 2022: 22Mar 2022: 1Apr 2022: 2May 2022: 0Jun 2022: 1Jul 2022: 0Aug 2022: 0Sep 2022: 0Oct 2022: 0Nov 2022: 1Dec 2022: 02023Jan 2023: 1Feb 2023: 2Mar 2023: 2Apr 2023: 5May 2023: 1Jun 2023: 3Jul 2023: 1Aug 2023: 0Sep 2023: 1Oct 2023: 0Nov 2023: 0Dec 2023: 02024Jan 2024: 0Feb 2024: 2Mar 2024: 2Apr 2024: 2May 2024: 2Jun 2024: 3Jul 2024: 0Aug 2024: 0Sep 2024: 0Oct 2024: 0Nov 2024: 0Dec 2024: 02025Jan 2025: 0Feb 2025: 0Mar 2025: 0Apr 2025: 0May 2025: 0Jun 2025: 0Jul 2025: 0Aug 2025: 0Sep 2025: 0Oct 2025: 0Nov 2025: 0Dec 2025: 02026Jan 2026: 0Feb 2026: 0Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 0May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0Aug 2026: 0

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

By year received

03186362018: 12920182019: 39520192020: 63620202021: 59220212022: 8020222023: 1620232024: 112024

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0%0
Injury0.6%11
Malfunction99.4%1,848
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%1,859
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 11,439 reports carrying product code DRM. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Visual prompts will not clear1,44577.7%40.6%
Failure to power up723.9%3.5%
Display or visual feedback problem502.7%1.5%
Unexpected shutdown452.4%1.3%
No display/image402.2%1.9%
Display difficult to read372%0.8%
Power problem181%0.4%
Noise, audible150.8%0.9%
Erratic or intermittent display40.2%0.2%
Fitting problem40.2%0.4%
Electrical /electronic property probleman electrical or electronic problem30.2%3%
Intermittent loss of power20.1%0.1%
Battery problema problem with the battery10.1%5.2%
Device damaged prior to usethe device was damaged before use10.1%0%
Inappropriate or unexpected reset10.1%0%
Loss of powerthe device lost power10.1%1%
Mechanical problema mechanical problem10.1%0.7%
Output problem10.1%0.3%
Physical resistance/sticking10.1%0.1%
Positioning failure10.1%0.3%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
No patient involvement57631%
Injurya physical injury90.5%
Abrasion20.1%
Bone fracture(s)20.1%
Contusiona bruise10.1%
Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term10.1%
Hemorrhage/blood loss/bleeding10.1%
Internal organ perforation10.1%
Laceration(s)10.1%
Multiple fractures10.1%
Pulmonary embolisma blood clot in the lung10.1%
Rupturethe device burst10.1%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureAutopulse Platform ResuscitationProduct code DRMAll MAUDE reports
Reports1,85911,43926,136,888
Share of that pool—16.3%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports0189
Classified as injury0.6%2.1%36.2%
Classified as malfunction99.4%95.8%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%98.3%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Other brands with product code DRM

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
Autopulse Resuscitation Model 1003,77900%
Autopulse Resuscitation System Model 1001,56802.8%
AutoPulseResuscitation System9533340%
Autopulse Nimh Battery80703.6%
AutoPulse Li-ion Battery1,415270.1%
Autopulse Lifeband24600.4%
AutoPulse Resuscitation System232220.9%
Lucas 3 Chest Compression System2161855.1%
AutoPulse NXT Resuscitation System1921130%
LUCAS 3 CPR Chest Compression System1581581.3%
Lifeline4,8772,1170.4%
Zoll221014%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Autopulse Platform Resuscitation reports

How many FDA reports name Autopulse Platform Resuscitation?

1,859 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 0 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (99.4%) and injury (0.6%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

visual prompts will not clear (77.7%), failure to power up (3.9%), display or visual feedback problem (2.7%), unexpected shutdown (2.4%) and no display/image (2.2%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (100%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Autopulse Platform Resuscitation was at fault?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.