FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPRINT FIDELIS

MDR report key: 2811068 · Received October 31, 2012

Report

Report Number
2649622-2012-16580
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2012
Date of Event
January 1, 2012
Report Date
December 7, 2012
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P920015/S029
Removal / Correction Number
Z-0070-2008
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY : THE PROXIMAL SEGMENT OF THE LEAD WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE PROXIMAL CONDUCTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE DEFIBRILLATOR SVC WAS KINKED/BUCKLED. THE DEFIBRILLATOR SVC WAS FRACTURED. THE DISTAL CONDUCTOR HAD BLOOD (NOT OBSTRUCTED), THE DISTAL END ELECTRODE WAS PULLED/STRETCHED/OVERSTRESSED. THE DISTAL END ELECTRODE WAS COVERED IN BLOOD. THE HELIX WAS BENT. THE INSULATION OVERLAY TUBING WAS CUT, MELTED AND HAD ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING. THE OUTER INSULATION HAD COSMETIC DEPRESSION. THE INNER INSULATION WAS PULLED. STRETCHED AND OVERSTRESSED. THE OVERLAY TUBING WAS KINKED/BUCKLED. THERE WAS AN OBSERVATION OF BLOOD INGRESSION ON THE OVERLAY TUBING. IT WAS VISUALLY NOTED THAT THE LEAD WAS STRETCHED.

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 THERE WAS UNDERSENSING ON THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. 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 FIDELIS DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS MPRI 6949

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Hospitalization| R 5076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD| 7278 IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB