FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

REPLY

MDR report key: 1970247 · Received January 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
1000165971-2011-00020
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 14, 2011
Date of Event
December 21, 2010
Report Date
December 27, 2010
Manufacturer
SORIN BIOMEDICA C.R.M., S.R.L.
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
P950029
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4), 2011. THIS EVENT CONCERNS A DEVICE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED AND USED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. ANALYSIS IS PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, DURING THE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE OF THE PACEMAKER INVOLVED IN THIS MDR REPORT, THE LEADS WERE INSERTED FIRST AND THE MEASUREMENTS WERE NORMAL. THE PACEMAKER WAS THEN CONNECTED TO THE LEADS AND PACING WAS CONFIRMED FOR BOTH SIDES (ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR); HOWEVER, P WAVE UNDERSENSING WAS NOTED (ATRIAL SENSING WAS PROGRAMMED AT 0.6 MV). LEAD IMPEDANCE TEST WAS NORMAL (ATRIAL: 503 OHMS, VENTRICULAR: 780 OHMS). A SENSING TEST WAS CARRIED OUT BUT NO SPONTANEOUS BEATS WERE CONFIRMED AT THE VENTRICULAR SIDE AND ONLY VENTRICULAR PACING WAS OBSERVED. AT THE ATRIAL SIDE, NOISE SENSING WAS DETECTED. THE SENSING TEST WAS CARRIED OUT AGAIN BUT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE DEVICE WAS NOT IMPLANTED AND RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO PATIENT FILE WAS AVAILABLE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REPLY NVZ SORIN BIOMEDICA C.R.M., S.R.L. REPLY DR 2481

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention