FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACUITY

MDR report key: 2171571 · Received July 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-10928
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 21, 2011
Date of Event
June 6, 2011
Report Date
June 6, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, THE DEVICE WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND ANALYZED. ELECTRICAL TESTING CONFIRMED THE LEAD TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONTINUOUS. THE STYLET INSERTION TEST FAILED AS A RESULT OF DRIED BODY FLUID IN THE LUMEN (TIP AREA). NO FURTHER TESTING WAS PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD WAS FOUND TO EXHIBIT LOSS OF CAPTURE (LOC) DURING A ROUTINE IN CLINIC FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT. AN INVASIVE REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND UPON FLUOROSCOPIC EXAMINATION, THE LV LEAD WAS FOUND TO HAVE DISLODGED. THE LV LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACUITY IMPLANTABLE HF LEAD OJX CPI - DEL CARIBE 4592

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Hospitalization| R 0185| 4470| 4592| N119| 4555