FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INSIGNIA

MDR report key: 1851958 · Received October 4, 2010

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-14460
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 4, 2010
Date of Event
July 12, 2010
Report Date
June 30, 2011
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NVZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A BSC CRM TECHNICAL SERVICES CONSULTANT DISCUSSED HOW THE MAGNET APPLICATION AFFECTS THE PACEMAKER AND THAT 100PPM IS THE EXPECTED MAGNET RATE. THE CALLER FELT THAT THE RATE WAS TOO FAST AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO REPROGRAM A LOWER RATE. NO OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THIS ISSUE WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS ELECTIVELY EXPLANTED EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS. UPON RECEIPT IN OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE WAS PERFORMED. NORMAL PACING AND SENSING WAS NOTED WITH NO PAUSES IN PACING OR OVERSENSING OBSERVED. THE DEVICE WAS THEN PUT THROUGH AND PASSED THE RETURNED PRODUCTS TEST (RPT). THIS INVOLVES A SERIES OF AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT VERIFIES THE PERFORMANCE OF PACING, SENSING, AND RECORDING FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE COMMENSURATE WITH BATTERY VOLTAGE. NO OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THIS ISSUE WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION THIS PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE AN UNSPECIFIED SURGERY AT WHICH TIME, THIS PACEMAKER OVERSENSED ELECTROCAUTERY WHICH RESULTED IN PAUSES IN PACING. A MAGNET WAS PLACED ON THE DEVICE AND PACING AT 100PPM ENSUED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INSIGNIA IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR NVZ GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND 1290

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 77 YR 4469| 4087| 1290