FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
RIATA ACTIVE FIXATION
MDR report key: 2902571
·
Received January 8, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2017865-2013-00307
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 8, 2013
- Date of Event
- October 11, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION
- Product Code
- NVY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P950022
- Removal / Correction Number
- Z0457
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO MEDWATCH FORM WAS RECEIVED. REVIEW OF QUALITY RECORDS. EXTERNALIZED CONDUCTORS DUE TO INTERNAL INSULATION ABRASION WERE FOUND AT 7.3-9.9CM FROM THE DISTAL TIP. THE SILICONE INSULATION WAS ABRADED AND THE RV CONDUCTOR WAS VISIBLE. OTHER INTERNAL INSULATION ABRASIONS WERE ALSO FOUND AT 7.2- 7.9CM, 11.2-12.2CM, 12.6-12.8CM, 14.2-16.0CM AND 33.4-34.0CM FROM THE DISTAL TIP. THE ETFE COATING WAS INTACT AT ALL ABRASION LOCATIONS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DUE TO INFECTION THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED. PRIOR TO REMOVAL VIA X-RAY EXTERNALIZED CONDUCTORS WERE NOTED. CHRONICALLY HIGH TRESHOLDS WERE ALSO NOTED. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8942 | RIATA ACTIVE FIXATION | DEFIBRILLATION LEAD | NVY | ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION | 1580/65 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR | Required Intervention | BIOTRONIKS 340, (B)(4) |