FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FLEXION PACING LEAD

MDR report key: 2900001 · Received December 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
1035166-2012-00031
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 26, 2012
Date of Event
October 2, 2012
Report Date
November 19, 2012
Manufacturer
OSCOR INC.
Product Code
DTB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED); THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AS A RESULT, THE REPORTED ALLEGATION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE EVENT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE/ THRESHOLD ELEVATION IS A RECOGNIZED CLINICAL EVENT REFERENCED IN THE DEVICE'S LABELING AND/OR REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND THE COMPLAINT FILES OF THE LEAD MODEL WERE REVIEWED. NO TREND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE WAS FOUND OR INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WAS PROGRAMMED FOR HIGH OUTPUTS AT 6.5 V AT 1 MS. THE LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH CAPTURE THRESHOLDS (NO VALUES GIVEN) AND LOW, OUT-OF-RANGE (OOR) IMPEDANCES OF 110 OHMS. SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED AND THIS LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED). A NEW RV LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE LEAD WAS ACTIVELY IMPLANTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FLEXION PACING LEAD RETRACTABLE SCREW-IN PACING LEAD DTB OSCOR INC. 4017 2S12

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 86 YR