FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FLEXION PACING LEAD

MDR report key: 1833307 · Received September 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
1035166-2010-00051
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 9, 2010
Date of Event
July 19, 2010
Report Date
September 9, 2010
Manufacturer
OSCOR INC.
Product Code
DTB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED), THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AS A RESULT, THE REPORTED ALLEGATION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE EVENT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADD'L INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE. THRESHOLD ELEVATION IS A RECOGNIZED CLINICAL EVENT REFERENCE IN THE DEVICE'S LABELING AND/OR REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND THE COMPLAINT FILES OF THE LEAD MODEL WERE REVIEWED. NO TREND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE WAS FOUND OR INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THIS ATRIAL LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED) DUE TO THRESHOLD MEASUREMENTS GREATER THAN 3.5 V/1.0 MS. IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE ALSO LOW AROUND 290 OHMS AND R-WAVES WERE MEASURED AT 3.6 MV. NO ADVERSE PT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE LEAD WAS ACTIVELY IMPLANTED FOR APPROX 6 YRS, 5 MONTHS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FLEXION PACING LEAD RETRACTABLE SCREW-IN PACING LEAD DTB OSCOR INC. 4017 2T3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR