FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DA+ C SERIES DR

MDR report key: 2791197 · Received October 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
2649622-2012-15416
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 15, 2012
Date of Event
August 25, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
DXY
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PATIENT CAME IN FOR A ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY INTERROGATING THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG). THE PROGRAMMER STARTS INTERROGATING WHEN THE SCREEN COMES TO INTERROGATION COMPLETE, THE SCREEN GOES BLANK AND A MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE SCREEN OF PROGRAMMER. THEY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN INFORMATION WITH A MAGNET OVER THE DEVICE. IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE A FLIPPED BIT IN THE DEVICE PROGRAMMING. THE DEVICE REMAINS IN USE AND NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DA+ C SERIES DR IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR DXY MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. C50A3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Other