FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 1862084 · Received October 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-17858
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 8, 2010
Date of Event
July 27, 2010
Report Date
July 28, 2010
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P910073
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE FURTHER EVLAUATED AND UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS TRANSVENOUS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD HAD BECOME DISLODGED. AT THE NORMAL BATTERY CHANGEOUT PROCEDURE FOR THE ASSOCIATED CRT-D, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD TESTING (DFTS) WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL WITH THE ACUTE CRT-D. UNDER FLUOROSCOPY, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THIS RV LEAD HAD DISLODGED. THE IMPLANTING PHYSICIAN SURGICALLY ABANDONED THIS LEAD AND PLACED AN ACUTE RV LEAD. IT WAS NOTED BY THE LOCAL AREA SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE PATIENT RARELY PACES. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF THE RV DISLODGEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0158

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR H177| 4047| 0158| 4087