FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPRINT QUATTRO SECURE

MDR report key: 2810805 · Received October 31, 2012

Report

Report Number
2649622-2012-16308
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2012
Date of Event
August 22, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P920015/S055
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
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. EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4) THE FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE DISTAL CONDUCTOR WAS DISTORTED, AND THE NUMBER OF TURNS REQUIRED TO EXTEND/RETRACT THE HELIX EXCEEDS SPECIFICATIONS. BLOOD WAS FOUND IN/ON THE HELIX/LOBE MECHANISM, AND TISSUE WAS FOUND ON THE HELIX. THE LEAD EXHIBITED APPARENT EXPLANT DAMAGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS OF IMPLANT, THE LEAD WAS DETERMINED TO BE KINKED. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE LEAD, BUT THE HELIX WOULD NO LONGER EXTEND. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPRINT QUATTRO SECURE IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD NVY MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 6947M

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R