FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COGNIS

MDR report key: 1945594 · Received January 4, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-19987
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 4, 2011
Date of Event
May 20, 2010
Report Date
July 29, 2016
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWP
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS OF TODAY, THIS PRODUCT REMAINS IN-SERVICE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE WAS PERFORMED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE HEADER AND CASE NOTED NO ANOMALIES. PIN GAUGE TESTING, DESIGNED TO VERIFY PROPER PORT DIMENSIONS, WAS COMPLETED. EACH PORT MEASURED AS EXPECTED. THE DEVICE WAS THEN EXPOSED TO SIMULATED HEART LOAD CONDITIONS, AND THE DEFIBRILLATION, PACING, AND SENSING FUNCTIONS WERE TESTED. IMPEDANCE TESTING WAS COMPLETED AND ALL MEASUREMENTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THE DEVICE OPERATED APPROPRIATELY WITH NO INTERRUPTIONS IN THERAPY OUTPUT AT THE RETURNED PROGRAMMED SETTINGS. A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL TESTS WAS ALSO PERFORMED, AND AGAIN, NORMAL DEVICE FUNCTION WAS OBSERVED..

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NEW INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATES THAT THIS DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED FOR NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION AND RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXPERIENCED DEVICE MIGRATION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE RIGHT ATRIAL IMPEDANCES SPIKES OBSERVED IN THE DAILY MEASUREMENTS. NO OUT OF RANGE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS GREATER THAN 2000 OHMS WERE REPORTED. THE PATIENT'S RIGHT ATRIAL LEAD IS A COMPETITOR'S PRODUCT. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 COGNIS IMPLANTABLE CHF PULSE GENERATOR LWP GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND N118

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR 4512| MISMATCH| N118| H175