FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASYTRAK 2

MDR report key: 1863657 · Received October 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-15849
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 11, 2010
Date of Event
August 3, 2010
Report Date
August 27, 2010
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
PMA / PMN Number
P010012
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS IS CURRENTLY ON-GOING. UPON COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS, THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE COMPLETE LEAD WAS RETURNED AND THE COILS WERE FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A SUTURE SLEEVE MARK/FOOTPRINT OBSERVED, HOWEVER, BY PLACING A SUTURE SLEEVE USES WITH THIS LEAD MODEL SHOWED PUCKER LOCATION WOULD BE AT THE DISTAL END OF THE SUTURE SLEEVE AND THE FRACTURE LOCATION WOULD BE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE SUTURE SLEEVE. LABORATORY ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THAT THE LEAD COILS WERE FRACTURED ON BOTH THE CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS, THE CLINIC OBSERVATION OF HIGH IMPEDANCES WERE LIKELY A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS OBSERVATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM EXHIBITED HIGH OUT OF RANGE PACING IMPEDANCES ON THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD AND THE LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD RECENTLY TAKEN A "MILD" FALL. SUBSEQUENT THE LEADS EXTRACTED AND THE CRT-D WAS EXPLANTED. THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH IMPEDANCE ISSUE WAS UNDETERMINED AT THE TIME OF EXPLANT. NEW LEADS AND CRT-D WERE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THIS PRODUCT WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PRIOR TO EXPLANT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EASYTRAK 2 IMPLANTABLE LEAD OJX CPI - DEL CARIBE 4518

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention 4470| N119| N118| H175| 4549| 4518| 0185