BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    VITALITY

    MDR report key: 2780571 · Received October 10, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    2124215-2012-12672
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 10, 2012
    Date of Event
    September 19, 2012
    Report Date
    September 21, 2012
    Manufacturer
    GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
    Product Code
    LWS
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Occupation
    HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A REVIEW OF DEVICE MEMORY REVEALED THAT THE DEVICE DECLARED END OF LIFE (EOL) AFTER EXPERIENCING ONE CHARGE TIME GREATER THAN 30 SECONDS. THE OBSERVED RATE OF BATTERY USAGE WAS COMPARED TO THE EXPECTED RATE OF BATTERY USAGE; THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE MONITORING VOLTAGE WAS NORMAL. ALTHOUGH THE BATTERY ITSELF HAD NOT DEPLETED PREMATURELY, EOL WAS TRIGGERED EARLIER THAN EXPECTED BY EXTENDED CHARGE TIMES, AND THE ERI TO EOL TIME PERIOD WAS SHORTENED, DUE TO A HIGHER-THAN-TYPICAL BUILD-UP OF INTERNAL BATTERY IMPEDANCE. THIS DEVICE IS INCLUDED IN THE MID-LIFE DISPLAY OF REPLACEMENT INDICATORS (NOVEMBER 27, 2007) ADVISORY POPULATION.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PRODUCT WAS RETURNED WITH NO REPORTED PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. INITIAL ANALYSIS COMPLETED IN OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY DETERMINED THIS PRODUCT DID NOT MEET LONGEVITY EXPECTATIONS.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 VITALITY IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND 1870

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1