FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CYLOS DR

MDR report key: 1861255 · Received October 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
1028232-2010-01984
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 1, 2010
Date of Event
May 26, 2010
Report Date
September 1, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
P950037
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PACEMAKER UNDERWENT AN ELECTRICAL INCOMING GOODS CONTROL. THE MEASUREMENT OF THE OUTPUT SIGNAL SHOWED THAT THE PACEMAKER DELIVERED PACING IN THE BACK-UP MODE, DESPITE UNSUCCESSFUL INTERROGATION. THE PACEMAKER WAS THEN OPENED AND ANALYZED DESTRUCTIVELY. THE ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE IDENTIFIED A DAMAGED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO AN INCREASED POWER CONSUMPTION. ASIDE FROM THE INCREASED POWER CONSUMPTION, THE CIRCUIT OF THE PACEMAKER FUNCTIONED, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION. THE PACEMAKER THUS HAD REGISTERED THE INCREASED POWER CONSUMPTION IN THE IMPLANTED STATE AND AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE. PACING BY THE PACEMAKER WAS NOT IMPAIRED BY THIS. THE QUALITY AND PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS OF THE PACEMAKER WERE ANALYZED. NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE SPECIFICATIONS COULD BE FOUND DURING PRODUCTION. THE POWER CONSUMPTION DURING FINAL TESTING AT BIOTRONIK WAS AS EXPECTED. IN SUMMARY, THERE WAS AN INCREASED POWER CONSUMPTION DUE TO A DAMAGED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT. THE PACEMAKER DISPLAYED A CORRESPONDING ERROR MESSAGE AS RESPONSE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER AN IMPLANTATION TIME OF ABOUT 10 MONTHS, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PACEMAKER COULD NOT BE INTERROGATED AND WAS EXPLANTED. NO DETERIORATION OF THE PT'S STATE OF HEALTH WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CYLOS DR PACEMAKER NVZ BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG 341826

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization