FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VASCOR MODEL 111-256

MDR report key: 163691 · Received April 17, 1998

Report

Report Number
MW1013563
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 17, 1998
Date of Event
November 29, 1997
Report Date
April 14, 1998
Manufacturer
VASCOR MEDICAL
Product Code
DTB
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 2/18/97 VASCOR MODEL 111-246 VENTRICULAR LEAD WAS IMPLANTED. INITIAL EVALUATION POST-OP WAS PERFORMED ON 2/26/97 WITH SUBSEQUENT TESTING DONE ON 4/2/97, 5/21/97 & 9/3/97. THRESHOLDS WERE EXCELLENT DURING PACEMAKER EVALUATIONS AND THE BIPOLAR RESISTANCE RANGED FROM AN INITIAL 609 OHMS ON 2/26/97 TO 714 OHMS ON 4/2/97, 744 OHMS ON 5/21/97, AND 800-892 OHMS ON 9/3/97. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE SYNCOPAL EVENTS AROUND 11/29/97 AND PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON 12/4/97 DUE TO PERSISTENT PROLONGED SYNCOPE. EVALUATION OF HER PACEMAKER DISPLAYED INTERMITTENT OVERSENSING AND INHIBITION WITH UNDERLYING VENTRICULAR ASYSTOLE. THE VENTRICULAR LEAD WAS URGENTLY REPLACED IN SURGERY ON 12/4/97.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VASCOR MODEL 111-256 Implant VENTRICULAR PACEMAKER LEAD DTB VASCOR MEDICAL 111-256 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Hospitalization| L| R