BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    MEDTRONIC IPG

    MDR report key: 16993519 · Received May 24, 2023

    Report

    Report Number
    2182208-2023-01466
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    May 24, 2023
    Date of Event
    November 25, 2022
    Report Date
    May 24, 2023
    Manufacturer
    MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Product Code
    NVZ
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AS
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ENTIRELY ON JOURNAL LITERATURE. MEDTRONIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS EVENT THROUGH A SEARCH OF LITERATURE PUBLICATIONS. THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. PATIENT INFORMATION IS LIMITED DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. OF NOTE, MULTIPLE PATIENTS AND MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE NOTED IN THE ARTICLE; HOWEVER, A ONE-TO-ONE CORRELATION COULD NOT BE MADE WITH UNIQUE PRODUCT SERIAL/LOT NUMBERS. THE BASELINE GENDER CHARACTERISTICS IS MALE. THE MODEL LISTED IN THE REPORT IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MODEL FAMILY, AS THERE IS NO SPECIFIC MODEL LISTED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER OR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER, THE MANUFACTURING DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. SINCE NO DEVICE ID WAS PROVIDED, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS EVENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AND UPON RECEIPT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. REFERENCED ARTICLE: THE BURDEN OF CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHECKS IN THE PERI-MRI SETTING: THE CHECK-MRI STUDY. HEART, LUNG AND CIRCULATION. 2023 FEB; 32(2):252-260. PMID: 36443175 DOI: 10.1016/J.HLC.2022.10.005. MEDTRONIC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REPORTING REGULATIONS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY ¿DEFECTS¿ OR HAS ¿MALFUNCTIONED¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATORY REPORTING. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED REGARDING CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (CIEDS) AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI). MRI SCANS WERE PERFORMED IN THE AREAS OF THE HEAD, SPINE, HEAR, ABDOMEN, PELVIS, AND LIMBS. THE AUTHORS DESCRIBED PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR MRIS ABORTED OR CANCELLED DUE TO UNKNOWN CIED ISSUES AND HIGH THRESHOLDS. SOME PATIENTS POST MRI EXPERIENCED NEW ONSET ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS. POST MRI, ONE LEAD EXHIBITED DIMINISHED R WAVES AND SHORT V-V INTERVALS. THE DEVICES AND LEADS REMAIN IN USE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS OR PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE REPORTED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1648906 MEDTRONIC IPG PULSE GENERATOR, PERMANENT, IMPLANTABLE NVZ MEDTRONIC, INC. MDT-IPG

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Male Other UNKNOWN LEADS