FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

EVIA DR-T

MDR report key: 2860689 · Received October 29, 2012

Report

Report Number
1028232-2012-02678
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 29, 2012
Date of Event
October 9, 2012
Report Date
October 17, 2012
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG.
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
P950037
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER THE POCKET WAS CLOSED, HIGH IMPEDANCES AND LOSS OF CAPTURE WERE NOTED ON THE ATRIAL CHANNEL. THE PHYSICIAN REOPENED THE POCKET, TESTED BOTH LEADS WITH PSA AND THE MEASUREMENTS WERE NORMAL. THE LEADS WERE RECONNECTED TOT HE DEVICE AND THE RA LEAD WAS OUT OF RANGE AGAIN. THE PHYSICIAN THEN CONNECTED THE RV LEAD TO THE RA PORT AND NOTED HIGH IMPEDANCES ON THE RV LEAD. THEN BOTH LEADS WERE RECONNECTED TO THE CORRECT PORTS AND BOTH LEADS EXHIBITED HIGH IMPEDANCES. AT THIS TIME, THE PHYSICIAN REQUESTED A NEW DEVICE. WITH THE NEW DEVICE, BOTH LEAD HAD NORMAL IMPEDANCES AND GOOD CAPTURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EVIA DR-T PACER LEAD NVZ BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG. 359529

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Hospitalization