FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 1771335 · Received July 27, 2010

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-12450
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 27, 2010
Date of Event
June 8, 2010
Report Date
September 24, 2010
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P910073
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A POCKET REVISION WAS PERFORMED, WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED. AVAILABLE INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT THESE PRODUCT REMAIN IMPLANTED. THIS EVENT WILL BE UPDATED IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT'S DEVICE, RV LEAD, AND LV LEAD WERE SUCCESSFULLY EXPLANTED DUE TO EROSION AND SYSTEM INFECTION. THESE PRODUCTS WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL'S PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AND HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. THE PATIENT'S CHRONIC RA LEAD WAS UNABLE TO BE EXTRACTED, AND WAS SURGICALLY CAPPED AND ABANDONED. THIS EVENT WILL BE UPDATED IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT ONE OF THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) PATIENT'S LEADS WAS EXPOSED DUE TO POCKET EROSION. THE PATIENT'S IMPLANTED LEADS INCLUDE TRANSVENOUS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV), LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV), AND RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEADS, AS WELL AS A PREVIOUSLY ABANDONED RV RATE/SENSE LEAD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0181

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention (B)(4)| 4517| MISMATCH| 0181| H219| (B)(4)| 4524| (B)(4)| 1295| 4473