FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 2857029 · Received December 4, 2012

Report

Report Number
2182208-2012-04055
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 4, 2012
Date of Event
November 1, 2012
Report Date
November 9, 2012
Manufacturer
RICE CREEK MFG
Product Code
DXY
PMA / PMN Number
P010015
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ENTIRELY ON JOURNAL LITERATURE. THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. THE DATE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, THE DATE OF DEATH IN THIS REPORT IS AN ESTIMATE. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PATIENT INFORMATION IS LIMITED DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER OR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER, THE MANUFACTURING DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. SINCE NO DEVICE ID WAS PROVIDED, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS EVENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. REFERENCED ARTICLE: "THE JURDHAM PROCEDURE: ENDOCARDIAL LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD INSERTION VIA A FEMORAL TRANSSEPTAL SHEATH FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY PECTORAL DEVICE IMPLANTATION." HEART RHYTHM. NOVEMBER 1 2012;9(11):1798-1804.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS RECEIVED WHICH CONTAINED INFORMATION REGARDING THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT) SYSTEM. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY EXPIRED SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE IMPLANTATION OF A LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD. THE PATIENT HAD "INCESSANT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA." THERE WAS NO LEAD-DEATH RELATEDNESS INDICATED OR ALLEGED. FURTHER FOLLOW UP DID NOT YIELD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE DXY RICE CREEK MFG MDT-UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death