FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VASCOR MODEL 111-256
MDR report key: 163691
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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 |