FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ORCHESTRA

MDR report key: 1831962 · Received September 7, 2010

Report

Report Number
9610579-2010-00581
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 7, 2010
Date of Event
August 11, 2010
Report Date
August 19, 2010
Manufacturer
SORIN CRM
Product Code
MRM
PMA / PMN Number
P980049
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ON (B)(4) 2010. THIS EVENT CONCERNS A DEVICE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED AND USED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. METHOD: SINCE THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED, THE PROGRAMMER FILES WERE REVIEWED. THE PROGRAMMER WAS SENT TO THE AFTER SALES SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED ANALYSIS REPORT NO. (B)(4) FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. REPORTEDLY, THE FOLLOW-UP OF THE DEVICE (B)(4) WAS INTERRUPTED, AND COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE OF A PROGRAMMER FREEZING PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE PICTURES OF THE PROGRAMMER SCREEN ATTACHED TO THE COMPLAINT REPORT, ERRORS MESSAGE WERE DISPLAYED, AND A BLUE SCREEN WAS OBSERVED. ANALYSIS OF EXPERTISE FILES LED TO THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS: NO ANOMALY WAS VISIBLE IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE MODULE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE OF THE DEVICE INTERROGATION; THEREFORE, THE IMPOSSIBILITY TO PERFORM A NORMAL FOLLOW-UP OF (B)(4) COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED; NEVERTHELESS, ABNORMAL OPERATIONS WERE VISIBLE IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE OPERATIONS, I.E. APART FROM THE DEVICE INTERROGATION. THEY PROBABLY EXPLAIN THE ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED TO THE USER. CONCLUSION: NO ROOT CAUSE COULD BE IDENTIFIED IN THE PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE OPERATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE HYPOTHESIS TO EXPLAIN REPORTED EVENT IS A HARDWARE ISSUE WITH THE ORCHESTRA PLUS PROGRAMMER. THE PROGRAMMER SHOULD BE SENT TO AFTER SALES SERVICES FOR REPAIR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, A SYMPHONY DEVICE (SN: (B)(4)) FOLLOW-UP COULD NOT BE PERFORMED NORMALLY BECAUSE THE PROGRAMMER INVOLVED IN THIS REPORT WAS FREEZING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ORCHESTRA MRM SORIN CRM ORCHESTRA PLUS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1