FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
INSYNC SENTRY
MDR report key: 2810877
·
Received October 31, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 6000144-2012-06056
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 31, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL, INC.
- Product Code
- NIK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010031/S18
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CHRONIC PAIN, WITH SUSPECTED BRACHIAL PLEXOPATHY SECONDARY TO COMPRESSION FROM THE DEVICE. THE POCKET WAS WIDENED AND THE DEVICE WAS RELOCATED TO A MORE MEDIAL DIRECTION. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DISCOMFORT, AND PAIN, AND AN LV (LEFT VENTRICULAR) LEAD DISLODGEMENT WAS NOTED. THE LV LEAD WAS TURNED OFF AND LATER EXPLANTED. THE DEVICE REMAINED IN USE, UNTIL BEING EXPLANTED YEARS LATER AT ERI (ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR). NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSYNC SENTRY | IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB | NIK | MEDTRONIC MED REL, INC. | 7299 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | Hospitalization| R | 6949 IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD| 5076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD |