FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHILOS DR-T

MDR report key: 1012590 · Received March 12, 2008

Report

Report Number
1028232-2008-00219
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 12, 2008
Date of Event
January 9, 2008
Report Date
February 12, 2008
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK GMBH AND CO
Product Code
DXY
PMA / PMN Number
P950037
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS PACEMAKER WAS EXPLANTED IN 2008, AFTER AN IMPLANTATION TIME OF 41 MONTHS BECAUSE OF AN INFECTION. THE BIOTRONIK STERILIZATION PROTOCOL CONFIRMED THAT ALL STERILIZATION PARAMETERS, SUCH AS GAS CONCENTRATION, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, ETC., WERE IN THEIR SPECIFIED RANGES. ALSO, THE INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS SHOWED THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE STERILIZATION PROCESS. IN SUMMARY, THE INFECTION WAS NOT DEVICE RELATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT OOS DOCUMENTATION FROM MEDTRONIC, INC. PER THE MEDTRONIC TECHNICAL SERVICES, THIS SYSTEM WAS REMOVED DUE TO INFECTION. THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED WITH A MEDTRONIC SYSTEM. THERE ARE NO ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED FOR THE PT. ALSO REMOVED: AEROX 60 BP, 1028232-2008-00220. AEROX 45 JBP, 1028232-2008-00221.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHILOS DR-T PACEMAKER DXY BIOTRONIK GMBH AND CO 122544

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Hospitalization