FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEXTRUS 4135

MDR report key: 1864720 · Received October 5, 2010

Report

Report Number
1028232-2010-02028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 5, 2010
Date of Event
July 27, 2010
Report Date
September 6, 2010
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
P950037
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE ANALYSIS IS THEREFORE, BASED ON THE INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THIS PARTICULAR DEVICE. THE MFG PROCESS FOR THIS DEVICE WAS RE-INVESTIGATED. ALL PRODUCTION STEPS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY INCONSISTENCY DURING THE MFG PROCESS, WHICH MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE CLINICAL OBSERVATION. IN SUMMARY, THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE REVIEW OF THE QUALITY DOCUMENTS CONFIRMED A REGULAR DEVICE MFG.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFO THAT, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THIS PT FELL DOWN SOME STAIRS. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT, THIS DEXTRUS ATRIAL LEAD WAS EXHIBITING CAPTURE ONLY AT MAXIMUM DEVICE OUTPUTS AND P-WAVE MEASUREMENTS HAD DECREASED. THE PHYSICIAN ALSO SUSPECTED THAT THIS LEAD WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON AN INFARCTED AREA OF HEART, POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE REPORTED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND SUSPECTED DISLODGEMENT. THE LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPOSITIONED AND REMAINS ACTIVELY IMPLANTED. NO OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THIS ISSUE WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFO IS RECEIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DEXTRUS 4135 PACER LEAD NVZ BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG 358744

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization