FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 2042411 · Received April 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-01178
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 6, 2011
Date of Event
January 17, 2011
Report Date
February 11, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P910073
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE COMPLETE LEAD WAS RETURNED AND THE HELIX WAS FOUND TO PHYSICIALLY BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. FURTHER TESTING CONFIRMED THAT DIRECT CURRENT TESTING PASSED ON ALL LEAD CHANNELS. NO FURTHER TESTING WAS PERFORMED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE LEAD REMAINS IN SERVICE. 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 THAT THIS DEVICE SYSTEM EXHIBITED A FLAT SHOCK MORPHOLOGY WITH NOISE PRESENT. TECHNICAL SERVICES DISCUSSED OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT CAPTURE COULD NOT BE VERIFIED BASED ON A SURFACE ELECTROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, NO SENSING WAS OBSERVED. A MICRO-DISLODGMENT OF THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WAS SUSPECTED AND A LEAD REVISION PROCEDURE WAS SCHEDULED. TO DATE, NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED WITH THIS CLINICAL OBSERVATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN INVASIVE REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEVICE AND RV LEAD WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. THE RV LEAD WAS RETURNED FOR RELABILITY ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0187

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR 0187| 0158| E102