FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAXIMO VR

MDR report key: 2813601 · Received October 31, 2012

Report

Report Number
6000094-2012-02541
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC S.A.
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P980016/S37
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PL
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE REVEALED NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION. A WRITE TO LOCKED RAM POWER ON RESET (POR) OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2012. THIS POR OCCURRED AFTER DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED.

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) WE DID RECEIVE PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE DEVICE AND HAVE ANALYZED THE DATA. BATTERY DEPLETION WAS INDICATED/ERI. TIME OF ERI IN SAVE TO DISK WAS ON (B)(6) 2012 WITH DEVICE ERI <=2.62 VOLT. WEEKLY BATTERY VOLTAGE TREND DATA SHOWS MIN B(V)=2.64 TO 2.62 VOLTS BETWEEN (B)(6) 2012. TWO PATIENT ALERTS FOR LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2012, 03:00:05 AND (B)(6) 2012, 03:00:05.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ALERT SOUNDED AND WHEN THE PATIENT WAS CHECKED TWO WEEKS LATER THE DEVICE WAS AT ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) AND HAD PROLONGED CHARGE TIME. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED IT WAS QUESTIONED WHY THE DEVICE WAS AT END OF LIFE (EOL) LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER ERI. DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE IT WAS NOTED THAT CHARGE TIME WAS BELOW TEN SECONDS. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MAXIMO VR IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER/CARDIO/DEFIB LWS MEDTRONIC S.A. 7232CX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Hospitalization| R 6949 IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD