SPRINT
Report
- Report Number
- 2649622-2013-00018
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- January 8, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 17, 2012
- Report Date
- July 5, 2017
- Manufacturer
- MPRI
- Product Code
- LWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P920015/S013
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PHYSICIAN WHO STATED, "THE LEAD WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS A GRADUAL CHANGE IN [THE PATIENT'S] R-WAVES FROM FIVES [MILLIVOLTS (MV)] DOWN TO THE TWOS [MV], THAT IS WHY THE LEAD NEEDED TO BE REMOVED."(B)(4). CONCOMITANT DEVICE: 4568-53 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD, (B)(6) 2000.
PRODUCT ANALYSIS: THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE LEAD WAS RETURNED, ANALYZED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD INDICATED APPARENT EXPLANT DAMAGE.
A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DIED. THE PATIENT DIED DURING LASER LEAD EXTRACTION OF THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. THE RV LEAD HAD A TREND SHOWING "R WAVES HAD BEEN STABLE IN THIS RANGE" OF 2.0 TO 3.0 MILLIVOLTS; THERE WAS "[N]O UNDERSENSING NOTED." IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THERE WERE "[S]TABLE IMPEDANCES ON THE PACE/SENSE [PORTION] AS WELL AS ON [THE] COILS" OF THE RV LEAD. THE PATIENT'S CAUSE OF DEATH PER THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH WAS "COMPLICATIONS OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD EXTRACTION WITH PERFORATION OF SUPERIOR VENA CAVA, IN A PERSON REQUIRING GENERATOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE TREATMENT OF CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9139 | SPRINT | DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER | LWS | MPRI | 6945 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00050 YR | Death| H| L| R | D154ATG IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR |