FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROMOTE ACCEL CRT-D

MDR report key: 1954798 · Received January 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2017865-2011-00521
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 10, 2011
Date of Event
October 6, 2010
Manufacturer
ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Product Code
NIK
PMA / PMN Number
P030054
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER, NO MEDWATCH FORM WAS RECEIVED. OTHER TEXT : DEVICE EVALUATION ANTICIPATED, BUT NOT YET BEGUN.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED FIELD EVENT OF OUTPUT ANOMALY COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED IN THE LABORATORY. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED ON THE BENCH AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. NO SENSE OR PACE ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED WITH THE DEVICE IN THE LABORATORY. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FIELD EVENT REMAINS UNDETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A VT ABLATION PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED DUE TO DISLODGMENT OF COMPETITOR LEAD. THE PATIENT ARRESTED JUST AFTER REPROGRAMMING. THE PATIENT HAD NO INTRINSIC RHYTHM AND WAS TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON PACING. FIVE MONTHS PREVIOUS, THE PATIENT ARRESTED DURING A FOLLOW-UP, AND A NEW SENSE/PACE LEAD WAS IMPLANTED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE SEEN UNTIL THE ABLATION PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ICD AND REPLACED IT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROMOTE ACCEL CRT-D IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR NIK ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION CD3215-36 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention