FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VIGILANT? X4 CRT-D

MDR report key: 19482350 · Received June 7, 2024

Report

Report Number
2124215-2024-34655
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 7, 2024
Date of Event
May 17, 2024
Report Date
May 1, 2026
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
NIK
UDI-DI
00802526589287
PMA / PMN Number
P010012
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT WAS AMENDED TO UPDATE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATORS FORUM (IMDRF) CODES. INCOMPLETE CODING OF THIS EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPA-8580, WHICH FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AND REMEDIATING INCOMPLETE CODING OF EVENTS. ADDED PATIENT CODE E060104. THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED AND IN SERVICE; THEREFORE, A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. BASED ON A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION CODE OF NO PROBLEM DETECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WITH THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXPERIENCED HEART RATE DROPPED INTO THE 30'S AT TIMES. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) STATED THAT THE DEVICE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WANTED TO GET HOLD OF A LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE TO TURN DEVICE OFF. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) DISCUSSED THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO LET THE DEVICE CLINIC KNOW ABOUT HEART RATES BEING OBSERVED. ALSO, TS DID MENTION PHYSICIAN ORDER WOULD BE NEEDED FOR PROGRAMMING. TO DATE, THIS CRT-D REMAINS IN SERVICE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WITH THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXPERIENCED HEART RATE DROPPED INTO THE 30'S AT TIMES. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) STATED THAT THE DEVICE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WANTED TO GET HOLD OF A LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE TO TURN DEVICE OFF. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) DISCUSSED THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO LET THE DEVICE CLINIC KNOW ABOUT HEART RATES BEING OBSERVED. ALSO, TS DID MENTION PHYSICIAN ORDER WOULD BE NEEDED FOR PROGRAMMING. TO DATE, THIS CRT-D REMAINS IN SERVICE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
475356 VIGILANT? X4 CRT-D DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER, WITH CRT-D NIK BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION G247 307965 00802526589287

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Male