FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

5348 SINGLE CHAMBER

MDR report key: 2183419 · Received July 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
2183419
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 14, 2011
Date of Event
July 12, 2011
Report Date
July 14, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
DTE
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OR, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE INCIDENT INVOLVED S MEDTRONIC EXTERNAL PACEMAKER HAVING TROUBLE "CAPTURING" ON A CATH LAB PATIENT. THIS PACEMAKER HAD TO BE TURNED UP TO 20MA TO CAPTURE. IT WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER PACEMAKER WHICH WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE AT 10MA. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT PATIENT IMPACT. BIOMED CONFIRMED THERE IS A SENSITIVITY PROBLEM AND THE PACEMAKER HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.====================== MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR PACEMAKER, EXTERNAL, MEDTRONIC (PER SITE REPORTER)======================RETURNED DEVICE FOR EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 5348 SINGLE CHAMBER PACEMAKER, EXTERNAL DTE MEDTRONIC, INC. 5348 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 101 YR NONE KNOWN.