FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TELIGEN

MDR report key: 2170849 · Received July 21, 2011

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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)