FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SPRINT QUATTRO SECURE

MDR report key: 1810598 · Received August 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
2649622-2010-08864
Event Type
Death
Date Received
August 23, 2010
Date of Event
July 1, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P920015/S24
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ND, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4) NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD BEEN ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR LEAD EXTRACTION DUE TO ENDOCARDITIS, SEPSIS, AND VEGETATION ON VALVES. THE DEVICE AND LEADS WERE ALL EXTRACTED "RATHER EASILY AND DID NOT REQUIRE LASER EXTRACTION." UPON TRANSFER TO THE PATIENT ROOM, THE PATIENT BECAME PALE, HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION ARREST AND DIED. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION FROM A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL THAT THE DEATH WAS DEVICE RELATED. THE CULTURES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PATIENT DEATH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPRINT QUATTRO SECURE IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD LWS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 6947 ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Death