FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STRATOS LV-T

MDR report key: 2445746 · Received February 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
1028232-2012-00236
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 7, 2012
Date of Event
January 4, 2012
Report Date
January 26, 2012
Manufacturer
BIOTORNIK SE & CO. KG
Product Code
NKE
PMA / PMN Number
P070008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

OUS MDR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

OUS MDR - TELEMETRY PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING MEASUREMENT OF THE BATTERY VOLTAGE AND OF THE BATTERY AND LEAD IMPEDANCES AFTER IMPLANTATION IN THE HKL. BEFORE HANDING OVER THE STRATOS, THE BIOTRONIK REP PROGRAMMED THE PM (PACEMAKER) VIA ICS. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER THE HANDOVER, THE STRATOS WAS FIRST DETECTED BY THE ICS AND SENSING AND "RS" MEASUREMENTS WERE ACCEPTABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MEASUREMENT OF THE BATTERY VOLTAGE AND OF THE LEAD AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH TECHNICAL SERVICES IN (B)(4), THE STRATOS WAS EXPLANTED. A NEW STRATOS WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT HAD THE SAME TELEMETRY PROBLEMS. THAT ONE WAS LEFT IN THE PT. A MEASUREMENT OF ALL PARAMETERS WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT PROBLEMS IN THE CLINIC HALLWAY AFTER LEAVING THE ROOM. THE TELEMETRY OF THE EXPLANTED STRATOS WAS ALSO POSSIBLE AGAIN, HERE, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE DOCTOR AND BIOTRONIK HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS AN MRI DEVICE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THIS OPERATING ROOM. THE QUESTION WAS RAISED WHETHER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF INTERFERENCE?

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STRATOS LV-T CRT PACEMAKER (NKE) NKE BIOTORNIK SE & CO. KG 338202

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization