FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 2173307 · Received July 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-10593
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2011
Date of Event
June 15, 2011
Report Date
June 15, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P910073
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AT THIS TIME THE LEAD HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FOR ANALYSIS. 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 THIS DEVICE SYSTEM DISPLAYED NOISE ON THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) CHANNEL WHEN THE PATIENT MOVED HIS ARM. A LOOSE DEVICE HEADER WAS SUSPECTED, HOWEVER, NOT CONFIRMED. AN INVASIVE REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, AND UNDER FLUOROSCOPY, THE RV LEAD APPEARED TO BE FRACTURED. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD APPEARED TO BE COMPROMISED. ONCE EXPLANTED, THE DEVICE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED. RV IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE OUT OF RANGE AND THE RV AND RA LEADS WERE SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND WERE SURGICALLY REMOVED AT A LATER DATE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0158

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 288 MO Hospitalization| R E110| 0158| 6949| (B)(4)| 4136