FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TELIGEN

MDR report key: 1950732 · Received January 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-22488
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 6, 2011
Date of Event
November 19, 2010
Report Date
December 21, 2010
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON ANALYSIS, THIS EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE PRODUCT WAS PERFORMED. THE DEVICE HAD NO TELEMETRY UPON RETURN. THE DEVICE CASE WAS OPENED. AN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY WAS CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT WAS MONITORED. DURING THE MONITORING PROCESS A HIGH CURRENT CONDITION WAS OBSERVED. ELECTRICAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS WERE THEN CONDUCTED, WHICH ISOLATED THE HIGH CURRENT TO AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC). DETAILED ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE IC ISSUE CREATED THE HIGH CURRENT CONDITION AND THE REPORTED INABILITY TO INTERROGATE THIS DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT AT A FOLLOW UP THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) WAS NOT INTERROGATED. THE PATIENT REPORTED BEEPING TONES. THE ICD WAS EXPLANTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TELIGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND F103

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 0293| F103