FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 2905513 · Received January 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2012-13583
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 9, 2013
Date of Event
October 1, 2012
Report Date
October 1, 2012
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVY
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT AT THE IMPLANT OF THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLDS WERE PERFORMED WITH A THRESHOLD OF 0.09V, AMPLITUDES OF 12MV AND IMPEDANCES OF 1300 OHMS. HOWEVER, THE THRESHOLDS INCREASED TO 2.2V, AMPLITUDES DROPPED TO 7MV AND THE PACING IMPEDANCES DECREASED TO 720 OHMS. THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR FURTHER DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD TESTING. THIS PATIENT WAS NOT DEVICE DEPENDENT. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE LATER REPORTED THAT DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD TESTING WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE THRESHOLD INCREASED TO 2.4V WITH OTHER LEAD MEASUREMENTS STABLE AND THE PATIENT WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE AT THEIR SIX WEEK POST IMPLANT FOLLOW-UP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
10778 ENDOTAK RELIANCE NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0295

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Life Threatening| R 0295| E142| 4470