CAPSUREFIX NOVUS
Report
- Report Number
- 2649622-2010-13399
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 14, 2010
- Date of Event
- September 2, 2010
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
- Product Code
- DTB
- PMA / PMN Number
- P930039/S009
- Removal / Correction Number
- ASKU
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4) NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND; FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. FURTHER TESTING REVEALED PROXIMAL CONDUCTOR WAS DISTORTED, DISTAL CONDUCTOR HAD BLOOD/BODY FLUID (NOT OBSTRUCTED), AND THERE WAS APPARENT EXPLANT DAMAGE. (B)(4) NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND; FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. FURTHER TESTING REVEALED BLOOD IN/ON HELIX MECHANISM SLEEVE HEAD, AND BLOOD IN/ON HELIX MECHANISM.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL AND LEFT VENTRICULAR LEADS WERE DISLODGED AND THRESHOLDS WERE HIGH/UNSTABLE/UNMEASURABLE. THE LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD ALSO HAD MUSCLE/NERVE STIMULATION. BOTH LEADS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE 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. | 5076 | ASKU |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Hospitalization| R | 6947 IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD| (B)(4) IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB |