TELIGEN
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2011-09723
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 21, 2011
- Date of Event
- May 31, 2011
- Report Date
- September 7, 2018
- Manufacturer
- GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
- Product Code
- LWP
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.
UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE WAS PERFORMED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE HEADER AND CASE NOTED NO ANOMALIES. PIN GAUGE TESTING, DESIGNED TO VERIFY PROPER PORT DIMENSIONS, WAS COMPLETED. EACH PORT MEASURED AS EXPECTED. THE DEVICE WAS THEN EXPOSED TO SIMULATED HEART LOAD CONDITIONS, AND THE DEFIBRILLATION, PACING, AND SENSING FUNCTIONS WERE TESTED. IMPEDANCE TESTING WAS COMPLETED AND ALL MEASUREMENTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THE DEVICE OPERATED APPROPRIATELY WITH NO INTERRUPTIONS IN THERAPY OUTPUT AT THE RETURNED PROGRAMMED SETTINGS. A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL TESTS WAS ALSO PERFORMED, AND AGAIN, NORMAL DEVICE FUNCTION WAS OBSERVED. ANALYSIS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS.
THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PATIENT GOT INAPPROPRIATE THERAPY BECAUSE EPISODE WAS DETECTED IN MO VT-1 ZONE AND IT ACCELERATED TO VT ZONE WHERE RID WASN'T UTILIZED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
THIS DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS LATER AND WAS RETURNED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TELIGEN | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR | LWP | GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND | E102 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 YR | (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4)| (B)(4) |