FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ZOOM

MDR report key: 2172868 · Received July 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-10256
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 22, 2011
Date of Event
June 9, 2011
Report Date
June 9, 2011
Manufacturer
GUIDANT PUERTO RICO BV
Product Code
KRG
PMA / PMN Number
P910077
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT DURING AN RV THRESHOLD TEST WITH THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) AND ZOOM LATITUDE PROGRAMMER THERE WERE TELEMETRY PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED FOLLOWING LOSS OF CAPTURE. THE THRESHOLD TEST WAS NOT ENDED RIGHT AWAY AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ASYSTOLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 SECONDS. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT WANDED TELEMETRY WAS BEING USED. A BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES CONSULTANT DISCUSSED TELEMETRY PRIORITY AND THAT UNLESS WIRELESS WAS TURNED OFF (EITHER FOR THIS SESSION OR FOR ON THE PROGRAMMER FOR ALL SESSIONS) THAT IT WOULD TRUMP THE WANDED TELEMETRY, UNLESS WIRELESS TELEMETRY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THE TIME FOR THE COMMUNICATION TO SWITCH OVER TO WANDED TELEMETRY WAS UNKNOWN, AS IT WOULD VARY BASED ON IF YOU THERE WAS INTERMITTENT WIRELESS TELEMETRY OR IF IT COMPLETELY DROPPED OUT. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZOOM KRG GUIDANT PUERTO RICO BV 3120

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR E110| 4470| N119| 0181| 4195