FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPRINT QUATTRO SECURE

MDR report key: 2812188 · Received October 31, 2012

Report

Report Number
2649622-2012-16662
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2012
Date of Event
January 1, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P920015/S24
Removal / Correction Number
Z-0475-2011
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED, ANALYZED AND THE EXPOSED SUPERIOR VENA CAVA (SVC) CONDUCTOR COIL WAS FRACTURED FROM FLEX. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DISTAL CONDUCTOR WAS DISTORTED FROM OVER-ROTATION, THE DISTAL END LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRODE WAS COVERED IN BLOOD, THE DISTAL END ELECTRODES WERE PULLED/STRETCHED/OVERSTRESSED AND THE HELIX WAS BENT. ALSO THE OUTER TUBING OVERLAY INSULATION WAS BREACHED FROM MELTING AND THE OUTER TUBING OVERLAY INSULATION HAD BLOOD INGRESSION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE HIGH THRESHOLDS AND LOW SENSING VALUES OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR LEAD. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING THE LEAD REPOSITIONING PROCEDURE, THE HELIX WOULD NOT RE-EXTEND DURING AN ATTEMPT TO REPOSITION THE LEAD. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPRINT QUATTRO SECURE DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 6947

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Hospitalization| R (B)(4) IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB| 4076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD