FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASYTRAK 2

MDR report key: 2153423 · Received July 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-07055
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 7, 2011
Date of Event
April 7, 2011
Report Date
May 4, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING ANALYZED. WHEN TESTING IS COMPLETE THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COMPLETE LEAD WAS RETURNED WITH SET SCREW MARKS NOTED ON THE TERMINAL PIN, HOWEVER NO DISCERNABLE MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE RING. DRIED BLOOD AND BODY FLUID WERE SEEN ON THE TERMINAL PIN, IN THE TERMINAL PIN OPENING AND IN THE LUMEN. VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED THAT THE CONDUCTOR COILS WERE FLATTENED, WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM SOME TYPE OF GRABBING TOOL. THE LEAD WAS SUBJECT TO DIRECT CURRENT RESISTANCE TESTING AND PASSED ON ALL PATHS, VERIFYING THE LEAD'S ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE WAS INTACT. NO FURTHER TESTING WAS PERFORMED ANALYSIS COULD NOT CONFIRM THE CLINICAL ALLEGATIONS OBSERVED IN THE FIELD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD EXHIBITED LOSS OF CAPTURE DUE TO DISLODGMENT. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND A NEW COMPETITOR LV LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE LEAD REVISION PROCEDURE.

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 76 YR Hospitalization| L| R 4592| MISMATCH| 4136| 0185| N119| 4543