FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK ENDURANCE

MDR report key: 1953655 · Received January 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2010-24120
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 10, 2011
Date of Event
December 8, 2010
Report Date
January 7, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LEAD INDICATED THAT THE LEAD WAS SEVERED 245 MILLIMETERS FROM THE TERMINAL PIN, ONLY THE PROXIMAL SECTION WAS RETURNED. THERE WERE SETSCREW MARKS NOTED ON THE LEAD TERMINALS AND BLOOD/BODY FLUIDS WAS NOTED IN THE LUMENS. RESISTANCE AND PRESSURE TEST WERE USED TO TEST ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE AND INSULATION INTEGRITY. ALL MEASUREMENTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THE CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED BY ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED LEAD SEGMENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WAS ELECTIVELY REPLACED AND SURGICALLY ABANDONED DUE TO OVERSENSING OF NOISE ON THE PACE/SENSE CHANNEL CAUSING INTERMITTENT PACING INHIBITION GREATER THAN TWO SECONDS AND INAPPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION OF VF. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD NO ADVERSE EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF THE PACING INHIBITION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOTAK ENDURANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0155

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 88 YR Required Intervention T165| 1861| 4087| 0180| 0155| E102