FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPSUREFIX NOVUS

MDR report key: 1865047 · Received October 12, 2010

Report

Report Number
2649622-2010-10868
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 12, 2010
Date of Event
July 28, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
P930039/S017
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT FREQUENT LOSS OF ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR CAPTURE WAS SEEN ON TELEMETRY SOON AFTER A DEVICE REVISION WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT IS PACEMAKER DEPENDENT AND THERE WAS NO CAPTURE WHEN DEVICE IS PROGRAMMED UNIPOLAR. BOTH THE ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR IMPEDANCES DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 OHMS IN BIPOLAR MODE. IT ALSO WAS REPORTED THAT NEITHER LEAD WOULD PACE OR SENSE THROUGH THE ANALYZER. BOTH LEADS WERE SEEN DISLODGED UNDER FLUOROSCOPY. BOTH THE LEADS WERE REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAPSUREFIX NOVUS IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD DTB MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 4076 ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 89 YR Required Intervention VEDR01 IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR