FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FINELINE I

MDR report key: 2052734 · Received April 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-03985
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 13, 2011
Date of Event
February 10, 2011
Report Date
February 26, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
PMA / PMN Number
P960004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TO DATE, INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT THIS RA LEAD REMAINED IMPLANTED. IF NEW INFORMATION WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE FURTHER EVALUATED AND UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS TRANSVENOUS RIGHT ATRIAL LEAD HAD EXHIBITED NOISE DURING THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD INTERVENTION THAT WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS VISUALLY OBSERVED THAT THIS RA LEAD WAS CRUSHED/BENT BACK ON ITSELF WHEN CONNECTED TO THE NEW DEVICE THAT WAS BEING IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME AS WELL. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF AN ATRIAL LEAD ISSUE PRIOR TO OPENING THE POCKET. THE IMPLANTING PHYSICIAN DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE THE ATRIAL LEAD, AND THE NEW DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED TO VVI. THE LOCAL AREA SALES REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO ASYSTOLE OR SYNCOPE AS A RESULT OF THE VARIOUS PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FINELINE I IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4461

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Required Intervention 0144| 1851| T127| 4461