FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SCREW-IN

MDR report key: 1863376 · Received October 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
2649622-2010-11347
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 9, 2010
Date of Event
August 13, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
K902002
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4) ACTUAL LONGEVITY IS < 80% OF 99.9% LONGEVITY LIMIT. THE DEVICE WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, WITH NO HIGH CURRENT DRAIN OR EVIDENCE OF BATTERY PROBLEMS. WITHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAMMED SETTINGS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE LIFE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHY THE LONGEVITY DID NOT MATCH THE PREDICTED MODEL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S DEVICE HAD DELIVERED NUMEROUS HIGH VOLTAGE (HV) DEFIBRILLATION SHOCKS AND HAD REACHED ITS ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INTERVAL (ERI) PREMATURELY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND RETURNED, AND A NEW DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) MYOCARDIAL LEAD HAD HIGH PACING THRESHOLDS AND THAT THE DEVICE NEEDED TO BE PROGRAMMED TO AN 8V/1.0M SEC OUTPUT. THE LV LEAD IS STILL IMPLANTED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SCREW-IN IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD DTB MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 5071 ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Other| R 6947 IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD| 5076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD