FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRANSVENOUS

MDR report key: 2781053 · Received October 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
2124215-2012-13051
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 10, 2012
Date of Event
September 24, 2012
Report Date
October 4, 2012
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS LEAD WAS ULTIMATELY SURGICALLY ABADONED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT NOISE WAS PRESENT ON THIS RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD IN BOTH THE UNIPOLAR AND BIPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS. THIS NOISE WAS OVERSENSED AND RESULTED IN MODE SWITCHING AND HIGH RATE PACING. THE LEAD SAFETY SWITCH DID OCCUR. THRESHOLDS WERE 0.8V AT 0.5 MILLISECONDS WITH VARIABLE SENSING. LEAD IMPEDANCES RANGED FROM 580 TO 100 OHMS. THIS PATIENT WAS DEVICE DEPENDENT AND WAS NOT FEELING WELL DUE TO THE LOSS OF AV SYNCHRONY. THE PHYSICIAN WAS CONTEMPLATING INTERVENTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRANSVENOUS IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4271

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Hospitalization| L| R 4271| 1273| 1298| S606| 4285