BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    VITALITY 2

    MDR report key: 1862107 · Received October 8, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    2124215-2010-16400
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    October 8, 2010
    Date of Event
    July 22, 2010
    Report Date
    September 30, 2010
    Manufacturer
    GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
    Product Code
    LWS
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    UPON RECIEPT AT OUR POST-MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A REVIEW OF DEVICE MEMORY REVEALED THAT THE DEVICE DECLARED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) AFTER EXPERIENCING TWO CONSECUTIVE CHARGE TIMES GREATER THAN THE EXTENDED MID-LIFE ERI CHARGE TIME LIMIT. THE OBSERVED RATE OF BATTERY USAGE WAS COMPARED TO THE EXPECTED RATE OF BATTERY USAGE; THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE MONITORING VOLTAGE WAS NORMAL. ALTHOUGH THE BATTERY ITSELF HAD NOT DEPLETED PREMATURELY, ERI WAS TRIGGERED EARLIER THAN EXPECTED BY EXTENDED CHARGE TIMES DUE TO A HIGHER-THAN-TYPICAL BUILD-UP OF INTERNAL BATTERY IMPEDANCE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON RETURN AND COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS DEVICE HAD REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) AND WAS EXPLANTED. IT WAS ALLEGED THE DEVICE HAD DEPLETED PREMATURELY. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    --

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 VITALITY 2 IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND T175

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Required Intervention