FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 2161610 · Received July 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-07805
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 14, 2011
Date of Event
April 18, 2011
Report Date
April 18, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BECAUSE OF THE UNDERSENSING THAT IMPACTED CRITICAL THERAPY, THIS LEAD WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE VIA SURGICAL INTERVENTION AS A RESULT. THE ASSOCIATED MEDICAL DEVICE WAS NOT REMOVED FROM SERVICE, ALTHOUGH INITIALLY THE PHYSICIAN DISCUSSED ANTICIPATED LONGEVITY AND CONSIDERED REMOVING THE DEVICE AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS DISLODGED LEAD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS TRANSVENOUS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD HAD BECOME DISLODGED, AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DIZZINESS, NEAR SYNCOPE, AND PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0180

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Required Intervention 4517| 4047| 5076| 0180| T165| H220