FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MICRON
MDR report key: 290036
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Received May 9, 2000
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2000-01782
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 9, 2000
- Date of Event
- March 16, 2000
- Report Date
- March 16, 2000
- Manufacturer
- CARDIAC PACEMAKERS
- Product Code
- LWS
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- LAY USER/PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
EVENT DESCRIPTION CPI RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT WHILE THE PATIENT WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT, AN ERROR CODE WAS NOTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S POCKET WAS BEING STIMULATED WITH PACING CAUSING PAIN, WHICH COULD BE REPRODUCED AT VARIOUS OUTPUTS. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REPROGRAM THE ICD TO OVO MODE, BUT THE REPROGRAMMING WOULD NOT TAKE EFFECT AND THE ICD DID NOT STOP PACING. AFTERWARD THE ICD UNDERWENT A RESET. THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT REPROGRAMMING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE ICD PACING STOPPED. REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION STORED IN THE ICD NOTED A DROP IN PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICRON | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR | LWS | CARDIAC PACEMAKERS | 101-05 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Other | THE DEVICE 0144/332834 WAS IMPLANTED 21-MAR-2000| THE DEVICE 1851/302982 WAS IMPLANTED 21-MAR-2000| THE DEVICE 0040/104260 WAS IMPLANTED 17-JAN-1989| THE DEVICE 0040/103676 WAS IMPLANTED 17-JAN-1989 |