FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACUITY

MDR report key: 2180960 · Received July 27, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124215-2011-12704
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 27, 2011
Date of Event
March 29, 2011
Report Date
June 23, 2011
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AT THIS TIME, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT IMPLANTED WITH THIS LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) PACING LEAD EXPERIENCED DIAPHRAGMATIC STIMULATION. THE LEAD WAS PROGRAMMED TO LV RING TO RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) COIL WHICH MITIGATE SOME OF THE DIAPHRAGMATIC STIMULATION, HOWEVER HIGH OUT OF RANGE PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE OBSERVED. THE LEAD WAS PROGRAMMED TO LV TIP TO RV COIL WHICH RESULTED IN ACCEPTABLE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS. THE LV OUTPUTS WERE THEN LOWERED TO MITIGATE THE DIAPHRAGMATIC STIMULATION. THERE WAS A CONCERN THE LEAD WAS FRACTURED; HOWEVER, THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THE PATIENT DID WELL AFTER REPROGRAMMING SO NO FURTHER INTERVENTION WILL BE PERFORMED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACUITY IMPLANTABLE LEAD OJX CPI - DEL CARIBE 4555

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR 4555| 1688T| 5092| E2DR01| N119| MISMATCH