FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INSIGNIA

MDR report key: 2781028 · Received October 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
2124215-2012-13203
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 10, 2012
Date of Event
July 22, 2010
Report Date
September 28, 2012
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NVZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE WAS PERFORMED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE HEADER AND CASE NOTED NO ANOMALIES. THE THRESHOLD TESTING DATE CONFLICT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. DURING ROUTINE TESTING, THE DEVICE DID NOT PASS THE ANALYSIS LONGEVITY TEST. THE DEVICE CASE WAS OPENED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH CURRENT DRAIN. DURING DETAILED TESTING, THE DEVICE ELECTRICALLY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED DEPLETION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION (NBD). PREVIOUSLY A CONFLICTING THRESHOLD MEASUREMENT DATE WAS REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS NOTED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INSIGNIA IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR NVZ GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND 1296

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR 4086| 4087| 1296