FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENRHYTHM DR

MDR report key: 2811172 · Received October 31, 2012

Report

Report Number
6000094-2012-02338
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC S.A.
Product Code
DXY
PMA / PMN Number
P980035/S38
Removal / Correction Number
Z-1440-2010
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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 DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ANALYZED. ACTUAL LONGEVITY IS < 80% OF 99.9% LONGEVITY LIMIT - THE DEVICE WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, WITH NO HIGH CURRENT DRAIN OR EVIDENCE OF BATTERY PROBLEMS. WITHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAMMED SETTINGS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE LIFE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHY THE LONGEVITY DID NOT MATCH THE PREDICTED MODEL. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE AT ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS FROM IMPLANT DUE TO EARLY BATTERY DEPLETION. THEREFORE THE IPG DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW DEVICE. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER, ANALYZED AND TESTED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ENRHYTHM DR IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR DXY MEDTRONIC S.A. P1501DR

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R