FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPSURE SP NOVUS

MDR report key: 2130458 · Received June 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
2649622-2011-10165
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 16, 2011
Date of Event
April 8, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
P850089/S38
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH THRESHOLDS, AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE DISLODGED. THE LEAD WAS REPOSITIONED, AND REMAINS IN USE. DURING THE REPOSITIONING, THE DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED IN ORDER TO EXPOSE THE PATIENT'S UNDERLYING RHYTHM, AND WHEN THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETE, A MAGNET WAS APPLIED TO THE DEVICE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE DEVICE FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THE MAGNET RATE HAD BEEN DISABLED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING PROGRAMMER INTERACTION, AND THE DEVICE WAS THOUGHT TO BE FAULTY. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED, AND WHEN LATER TESTED, PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE CLINICIANS WERE NOT HAPPY THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS FEATURE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAPSURE SP NOVUS IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD DTB MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 5092 ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R