FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MARQUIS VR

MDR report key: 2200653 · Received August 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
2647346-2011-01001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 11, 2011
Date of Event
March 1, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MED REL, INC.
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P980016/S29
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS BASED SOLELY ON DEVICE RETURN AND ANALYSIS. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4): UPON PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, THE DEVICE HAD NO TELEMETRY AND NO PACING OUTPUT. THE DEVICE LOST TELEMETRY AND FUNCTION DUE TO BATTERY DEPLETION WHICH WAS REACHED ON (B)(6) 2011. THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLETION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THE RESIDUAL VOLTAGE AND IMPEDANCE INDICATES THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT INTERNALLY SHORTED. SINCE NO PERFORMANCE DATA COULD BE RETRIEVED FROM THE DEVICE AND NO OTHER DATA WAS PROVIDED FROM THE FIELD THERE IS NO WAY TO CONFIRM THIS RESULT. UPON VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE DEVICE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT PART OF THE CIRCUIT WAS DAMAGED WHEN DEVICE WAS OPENED. ANALYSIS WAS CEASED AT THIS POINT. THE RESULT OF ANALYSIS IS INCONCLUSIVE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE INDICATED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT (ERI) AND THEN WENT FROM ERI TO END OF LIFE (EOL) IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MARQUIS VR IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB LWS MEDTRONIC MED REL, INC. 7230CX ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Hospitalization| R 6947 IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD