FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPSUREFIX NOVUS

MDR report key: 2812496 · Received October 31, 2012

Report

Report Number
2649622-2012-17436
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC.
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
P930039/S009
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: (B)(4): THE LEAD WAS RETURNED, ANALYZED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DISTAL END OF THE ELECTRODES WERE COVERED IN BLOOD AND BODY TISSUE/FIBROTIC GROWTH WAS PRESENT. THE OUTER INSULATION HAD A COSMETIC DEPRESSION. DISTAL CONDUCTORS WERE DISTORTED KINKED/BUCKLED, NOT OBSTRUCTED, BUT THERE WAS BLOOD PRESENT.

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 HAD A POCKET INFECTION. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WAS FRACTURED, HAD HIGH IMPEDANCE, AND THERE WAS NO CAPTURE AT MAXIMUM OUPUT. THE DEVICE AND LEADS WERE REMOVED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAPSUREFIX NOVUS IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD DTB MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO, INC. 5076

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Hospitalization| R