FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALTRUA

MDR report key: 2171625 · Received July 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-10611
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 21, 2011
Date of Event
June 6, 2011
Report Date
June 6, 2011
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NVZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AT THIS TIME, ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THIS PRODUCT REMAINS IN SERVICE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT WITH THIS IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER PASSED OUT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED EVENTS IN THE ARRHYTHMIA LOGBOOK AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS OPTING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PATIENT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THIS PATIENT WAS VERY ILL, NON-CARDIAC RELATED. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CLINIC WAS NOT ABLE TO INTERROGATE THIS DEVICE AND WAS OBSERVING AN "OUT OF RANGE, TELEMETRY NOISE" MESSAGE. TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) ADVISED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TROUBLESHOOTING OPTIONS. NO OTHER ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALTRUA IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR NVZ GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND S203

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Life Threatening S203| 4087| 4088