ENDOTAK RELIANCE
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2011-03677
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 12, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 14, 2011
- Report Date
- April 17, 2014
- Manufacturer
- CPI - DEL CARIBE
- Product Code
- LWS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
ATTEMPTS TO RETRIEVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THE EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.
JOURNAL CITATION: ELLENBOGEN, K. A., B. D. GUNDERSON, ET AL. (2013). "PERFORMANCE OF ICD LEAD INTEGRITY ALERT TO ASSIST IN THE CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ICD LEAD FAILURES: ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT ICD LEADS." CIRC ARRHYTHM ELECTROPHYSIOL: EPUB BEFORE PRINT. INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT RECORDS WERE CREATED FOR EACH OBSERVATION AS NEEDED AND REPORTS FILED AS REQUIRED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED THE PACE/SENSE PORTION OF THE RV LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED. ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S PACE/SENSE RV LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED.
RECENTLY A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS REVIEWED THAT INDICATED A PERFORMANCE ISSUE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE HISTORICAL DATA AN EARLIER EVENT DATE WAS PROVIDED.
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS IMPLANTABLE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) DEFIBRILLATION LEAD WAS EXHIBITING HIGH OUT OF RANGE PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS GREATER THAN 3,000 OHMS. THERE WAS SUSPICION OF A CONDUCTOR FRACTURE. THE PATIENT PLANNED TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE CLINIC FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENDOTAK RELIANCE | IMPLANTABLE LEAD | LWS | CPI - DEL CARIBE | 0158 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR | Hospitalization| L| R | 0158| 4087| 4537| H170 |