FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ATTAIN ABILITY

MDR report key: 1922746 · Received December 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
2649622-2010-13065
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 13, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
OJX
PMA / PMN Number
P080006
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, 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. THE DEVICE IS PART OF THE ADVISORY FOR THIS MODEL. EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4) NO ANOMALIES WEREFOUND. THE FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. ALL CONDUCTORS HAD BLOOD/BODY FLUID. (B)(4) NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE DISTAL CONDUCTOR HAD BLOOD/BODY FLUID, THERE WAS BLOOD/BODY FLUID ON THE OUTER TUBING OVERLAY, THE /LOBE WAS DISTORTED/BENT, THERE WAS BLOOD IN/ON THE LOBE MECHANISM. ADDITIONALLY THERE WAS APPARENT EXPLANT DAMAGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS DUE TO A FRACTURE DEFIBRILLAITON LEAD. THE LEAD ALSO EXHIBITED OVERSENSING AND HIGH IMPEDENCE. DURING EXTRACTION OF THE LEAD THE HELIX WOULD NOT RETRACT SO, THE LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DELIVER THE LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD THAT TWO LEADS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE PLACED DUE TO PATIENT ANATOMY. A THIRD LEAD WAS TRIED AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ATTAIN ABILITY IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD OJX MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 4196 ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Hospitalization| R 7288 IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB| 5076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD