FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COGNIS

MDR report key: 1945609 · Received January 4, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-19939
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 4, 2011
Date of Event
October 11, 2010
Report Date
October 19, 2010
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NIK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ATTEMPTS TO RETRIEVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THE EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE CLINIC AND SHOCKING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL RANGE. ATTEMPTS TO PRODUCE NOISE WERE MADE AND COULD NOT BE CREATED. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CRM RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A LATITUDE RED ALERT THAT THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) DEFIBRILLATION LEAD DISPLAYED A LOW SHOCKING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT LESS THAN 20 OHMS. IT APPEARED TO BE A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. ALL OTHER LEAD DIAGNOSTICS WERE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. THERE WAS NO NOISE ON THE PRESENTING ELECTROGRAM (EGM) OR ANY OF THE STORED EGMS IN THE ARRHYTHMIA LOGBOOK. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR 4525| 0185| H175| N118| 4470