FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CONSULTA CRT-D

MDR report key: 2203669 · Received August 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
6000094-2011-01597
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 11, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC S.A.
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
ASKU
Removal / Correction Number
ASKU
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. THIS MODEL NUMBER IS NOT APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, IT IS SAME/SIMILAR TO A DEVICE MARKETED IN THE U.S. EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4) THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE DEVICE MET 80% OF EXPECTED LONGEVITY. WITHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAMMED SETTINGS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE LIFE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHY THE LONGEVITY DID NOT MATCH THE PREDICTED MODEL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY-DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) DEVICE REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATIONS SEVENTEEN MONTHS AFTER IMPLANT. PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION WAS SUSPECTED. THE PATIENT HAD SUFFERED ARRHYTHMIC STORM, REQUIRING MANY SHOCK DELIVERIES. THE CRT-D DEVICE WAS REMOVED 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 CONSULTA CRT-D IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB NVZ MEDTRONIC S.A. D234TRK ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R