FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FIRM

MDR report key: 2040728 · Received April 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-01134
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 6, 2011
Date of Event
January 9, 2011
Report Date
January 9, 2011
Manufacturer
HISTORICAL CPI ST. PAUL
Product Code
NVN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

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

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM AN IMPLANT FORM THAT THIS PATIENT WAS PRESENTED TO THE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY FOR A SCHEDULED ELECTIVE DEVICE REPLACEMENT AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD REVISION PROCEDURE. THE RV LEAD HAD BEEN EXHIBITING HIGH PACING IMPEDANCE AND HIGH PACING THRESHOLDS. THE RV LEAD WAS SURGICALLY CAPPED. SUBSEQUENTLY, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RV PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE GREATER THAN 2500 OHMS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF LOSS OF CAPTURE AT MAXIMUM OUTPUT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FIRM IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN HISTORICAL CPI ST. PAUL 4113

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 94 YR Hospitalization| L| R 1135| 1175| 4136| 0505| S601| 4113