PETITE PACING LEAD
Report
- Report Number
- 1035166-2011-00020
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 7, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 24, 2011
- Report Date
- June 3, 2011
- Manufacturer
- OSCOR INC.
- Product Code
- DTB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED) WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED, THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AS A RESULT, THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THIS LEAD CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE EVENT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. LOSS OF CAPTURE/SENSING IS A RECOGNIZED CLINICAL EVENT REFERENCED IN THE DEVICE'S LABELING AND/OR REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND THE COMPLAINT FILES OF THE LEAD MODEL WERE REVIEWED. NO TREND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE WAS FOUND OR INDICATED.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ON (B)(4) 2011, "THE LEADS WERE CAPPED DUE TO LOSS OF VENTRICULAR CAPTURE AND PACING WHICH LED TO 9 SECOND PAUSES. THE CUSTOMERS PACEMAKER WAS ALSO EXPLANTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. ON (B)(4) 2011, THE CUSTOMER REVISED THEIR REPORT TO THE FOLLOWING: "ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL RECORDS AND THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE, THE ATRIAL LEAD HAD DISLODGED SOME TIME AGO AND THE PATIENT WAS IN A-FIB AT THAT TIME SO THE DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED TO VVI. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED ON (B)(6) 2011, WITH THE HOPE TO CONVERT TO SINUS RHYTHM AND REVISE THE ATRIAL LEAD. IT WAS THEN FOUND THAT THE VENTRICULAR LEAD WAS NOT CAPTURING OR PACING WHICH LED TO 9 SECOND PAUSES. BOTH LEADS WERE CAPPED AND THE CUSTOMER'S PACEMAKER WAS EXPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INTERROGATION THAT WAS PERFORMED FOUND THE RV LEAD HAD MALFUNCTIONED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED." THE ATRIAL LEAD WAS ACTIVELY IMPLANTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETITE PACING LEAD | PASSIVE FIXATION PACING LEAD | DTB | OSCOR INC. | PETITE 52 RB | 6391 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR |