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Device brand name · Defibrillator

Pd2000 Advisory: medical device reports filed with FDA

215 reports name it, 1996–2009. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Zoll Medical. Product code MKJ.

215
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 7 a year
0
reports, 12 months to August 2026
0 in the 12 months before
95.8%
classified as malfunction
96.8% across the product code
3.7%
classified as death, as reported
8 reports · not verified by FDA

FDA's MAUDE database holds 215 reports that name the brand "Pd2000 Advisory" (defibrillator), received between September 1996 and December 2009; the manufacturer given most often on reports is Zoll Medical. 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 (95.8%), death (3.7%) and other (0.5%); across all automated external defibrillators (non-wearable) reports (product code MKJ) death is recorded in 1.7% and malfunction in 96.8%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are no display/image (14%), device displays incorrect message (12.6%) and other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified) (7.9%). The patient problems coded most often are no patient involvement, death and therapy/non-surgical treatment/delayed/prolonged. 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

No report naming Pd2000 Advisory was received in the five years to August 2026; the latest was received in December 2009.

By year received

018361996: 319961997: 111998: 3419981999: 362000: 3420002001: 262002: 1520022003: 112004: 1220042005: 152006: 720062007: 32008: 420082009: 4

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death3.7%8
Injury0%0
Malfunction95.8%206
Other0.5%1
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%215
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 269,686 reports carrying product code MKJ. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
No display/image3014%4.2%
Device displays incorrect message2712.6%11.6%
Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)177.9%0.2%
Failure to power up115.1%13%
Failure to discharge104.7%1.6%
Replace104.7%0.7%
Blank screen94.2%0.2%
Display or visual feedback problem94.2%0.5%
Ekg/ECG analysis, failure to perform94.2%0.1%
Failure to charge83.7%2.5%
Failure, intermittent83.7%0.2%
Energy output problem73.3%0.4%
Erratic or intermittent display73.3%0.1%
Device issuea problem with the device62.8%0.4%
Loss of powerthe device lost power52.3%1.6%
Pacing inadequately41.9%0%
Program, failure to41.9%0.1%
Battery failure20.9%0.1%
Electrostatic discharge20.9%0%
Failure to select signal20.9%0.1%

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 involvement104.7%
Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term52.3%
Therapy/non-surgical treatment/delayed/prolonged31.4%
Electric shockan electric shock20.9%
Cardiac arrestthe heart stopped10.5%
Electrocution10.5%
Emotional changes10.5%
Shockshock, a collapse of the circulation10.5%
Soreness10.5%
Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional10.5%
Vitrectomy10.5%

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

In context

MeasurePd2000 AdvisoryProduct code MKJAll MAUDE reports
Reports215269,68626,136,888
Share of that pool—0.1%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports37179
Classified as injury0%0.7%36.2%
Classified as malfunction95.8%96.8%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%99.3%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 MKJ

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
M Series27,11242.3%
Heartstart Mrx18,59200.7%
HeartStart MRx -EMS Defibrillator16,166330.8%
Heart Start XL15,944950.9%
R Series Defibrillator15,39300.9%
X Series13,9831,6922.7%
HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor13,1882100.4%
Heartstart Onsite10,96400.8%
Aed Plus9,2254232.2%
Heartsine Samaritan 300p And Pad Pak8,19700.3%
E Series Defibrillator8,05201.5%
Lifepak R 15 Monitor/Defibrillator6,1174631.4%
Heartstart Frx5,97821.3%
Efficia Dfm1005,07600.6%
LIFEPAK 15 defibrillator/monitor4,7163691%

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 Pd2000 Advisory reports

How many FDA reports name Pd2000 Advisory?

215 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 (95.8%), death (3.7%) and other (0.5%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

no display/image (14%), device displays incorrect message (12.6%), other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified) (7.9%), failure to power up (5.1%) and failure to discharge (4.7%). 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 Pd2000 Advisory 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.