FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
EASYTRAK 2
MDR report key: 2053280
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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 |