FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASYTRAK 3

MDR report key: 2052029 · Received April 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-03991
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 12, 2011
Date of Event
February 22, 2011
Report Date
February 22, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
PMA / PMN Number
P010012
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
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 THAT THE PATIENT WITH THIS LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD WAS HOSPITALIZED AFTER EXPERIENCING SYNCOPE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS PATIENT HAD A 12 SECOND PAUSE IN PACING. PATIENT ISOMETRICS AND MANIPULATIONS WERE PERFORMED, AND THE LOSS OF CAPTURE/LOSS OF PACING COULD NOT BE RECREATED. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT WHEN THE LV LEAD WAS PROGRAMMED OFF, GOOD RV PACING AND CAPTURE WERE OBSERVED. ALL OTHER LEAD MEASUREMENTS WERE NOTED TO BE NORMAL. TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) DISCUSSED THAT IT WAS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE REPORTED ASYSTOLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE LV IMPEDANCES WERE GREATER THAN 2,000 OHMS. THE LV LEAD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROGRAMMED OFF. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LV LEAD WOULD BE REPLACED WHEN THE DEVICE REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EASYTRAK 3 IMPLANTABLE LEAD OJX CPI - DEL CARIBE 4549

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Life Threatening 1861| T127| 4543| H210| 0148| 4549| 4017