FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

MEDTRONIC LEAD

MDR report key: 17004905 · Received May 25, 2023

Report

Report Number
2182208-2023-01480
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 25, 2023
Date of Event
January 31, 2023
Report Date
May 25, 2023
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
DXY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
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. 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/AGE CHARACTERISTICS IS MALE/62 YEARS OLD. THE MODEL LISTED IN THE REPORT IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MODEL FAMILY, AS THERE IS NO SPECIFIC MODEL LISTED. THE DATE OF DEATH IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT AS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF SPECIFIC SERIAL NUMBER/PATIENT INFORMATION. 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: IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM SHOCK FUNCTION, MORTALITY, AND CAUSE OF DEATH AFTER MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. ANN INTERN MED. 2023 MAR;176(3):289-297. PMID: 36716451 DOI: 10.7326/M22-2653. 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. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED REGARDING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) SYSTEMS AFTER MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI). THE AUTHORS DESCRIBED PATIENT DEATHS; THE CAUSES OF DEATH WERE SPLIT INTO CATEGORIES OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA DEATHS, CARDIAC NON-ARRHYTHMIA DEATHS, OR NON-CARDIAC DEATHS. SOME OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH INCLUDED SEPSIS, OTHER INFECTIONS, CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA), PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY, HEART FAILURE, AND OTHER UNKNOWN CAUSES; DEVICE-DEATH RELATEDNESS WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THERE WERE PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCED A PULLING IN THE CHEST POST MRI, ONE POWER ON RESET (POR) OCCURRED, AND INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK DURING ELECTROCAUTERY PROCEDURE. THERE WERE LEAD REVISIONS DUE TO FRACTURE WITH NOISE AND LEAD DISLODGEMENT. THE STATUS OF THE DEVICES AND LEADS IS UNKNOWN. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS OR PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
666422 MEDTRONIC LEAD IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER PULSE-GENERATOR DXY MEDTRONIC, INC. MDT-LEAD

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Male Death UNKNOWN COMPETITOR ICD AND LEADS