FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FLEXION PACING LEAD

MDR report key: 1213188 · Received October 23, 2008

Report

Report Number
1035166-2008-00041
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 23, 2008
Date of Event
August 18, 2008
Report Date
October 20, 2008
Manufacturer
OSCOR INC.
Product Code
DTB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED), THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AS A RESULT, THE REPORTED ALLEGATION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE EVENT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND THE COMPLAINT FILES OF THE LEAD MODEL WERE REVIEWED. NO TREND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE WAS FOUND OR INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED IN A DEVICE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOR NORMAL DEPLETION, THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED) DUE TO THE HISTORICAL LOW IMPEDANCES. THIS RV LEAD HAD A DECREASE IN IMPEDANCE (144 OHMS). NEW PRODUCTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED; NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE LEAD WAS ACTIVELY IMPLANTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FLEXION PACING LEAD RETRACTABLE SCEW-IN PACING LEAD DTB OSCOR INC. 4017 4S12

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR 1280| 523690