FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FINELINE II

MDR report key: 2780496 · Received October 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
2124215-2012-12671
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 10, 2012
Date of Event
September 15, 2012
Report Date
September 15, 2012
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
PMA / PMN Number
P960004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS RA LEAD REMAINS IN SERVICE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT, SHORTLY AFTER IMPLANT, HIGH OUT OF RANGE PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT ATRIUM (RA). THERE WAS ALSO NOTE OF LOSS OF CAPTURE (LOC) AND INCREASED THRESHOLD MEASUREMENTS. THIS PATIENT DID HAVE AN UNDERLYING RHYTHM, SO WAS NOT SYMPTOMATIC TO THE RA LOC. TESTING THE RA LEAD IN UNIPOLAR REVEALED A NORMAL IMPEDANCE OF 420 OHMS, P-WAVE OF 1.4MV AND A CAPTURE THRESHOLD OF 0.4V, THEREFORE UNDERINSERTION OF THE LEAD IN THE RA PORT WAS SUSPECTED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REPROGRAM THE DEVICE BY SPLITTING RA LEAD POLARITY (UNIPOLAR PACING/BIPOLAR SENSING). THERE WAS NO PLAN TO INTERVENE ANY FURTHER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THIS PATIENT WILL RECEIVE NORMAL FOLLOW-UPS. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FINELINE II IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4470

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1