FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FLEXTEND

MDR report key: 1864206 · Received October 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-16147
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 11, 2010
Date of Event
August 5, 2010
Report Date
August 5, 2010
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) AND IMPLANTABLE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WERE EXHIBITING NOISE ON THE RV CHANNEL. THE NOISE WAS OVERSENSED WHICH RESULTED IN PACING INHIBITION AND THE DELIVERY OF FIVE INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS. THE PATIENT WAS PACEMAKER DEPENDENT AND REPORTED MULTIPLE SYNCOPAL EPISODES. A REVISION PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE AND THE RV LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED. THE PACE/SENSE PORTION OF THE CHRONIC RV DEFIBRILLATION LEAD WAS PUT INTO SERVICE. THE DEVICE WAS ALSO EXPLANTED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FLEXTEND IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4088

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Life Threatening| R 4088| 0185| H219| H125| 4554| 4518| N119