FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASYTRAK 2

MDR report key: 2053280 · Received April 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-04952
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 13, 2011
Date of Event
March 3, 2011
Report Date
March 3, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
Adverse Event
Yes
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, THE LEAD WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND ANALYZED. LEAD DAMAGED WAS OBSERVED, INCLUDING, FLATTENED INSULATION AND FRACTURED CONDUCTOR COILS, 530MM TO 545MM FROM THE TERMINAL PIN. THIS DAMAGE WAS LIKELY A RESULT BY ENTRAPMENT IN THE CLAVICLE/FIRST-RIB REGION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD EXHIBITED PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS GREATER THAN 2,000 OHMS. UPON DEVICE EVALUATION, THE OUT OF RANGE MEASUREMENTS WERE REPRODUCED WITH LIGHT PRESSING ON THE PATIENTS' CHEST. AN XRAY REVEALED A LEAD FRACTURE. AN INVASIVE REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE LV LEAD WAS EXTRACTED AND REPLACED SUCCESSFULLY. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE OBSERVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EASYTRAK 2 IMPLANTABLE LEAD OJX CPI - DEL CARIBE 4543

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Hospitalization| R 4543| 0157| N119| MISMATCH| T127