FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TELIGEN

MDR report key: 2910662 · Received January 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2012-15846
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 11, 2013
Date of Event
September 25, 2012
Report Date
November 16, 2012
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE NON-BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND REPLACED WITH A DF-4 RV LEAD. A LEAD FRACTURE WITH THE NON-BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LEAD WAS REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS ALSO EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A DF-4 COMPATIBLE DEVICE. ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) DETECTED HIGH PACING IMPEDANCES ON A NON-BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LEAD. NO OTHER OUT OF RANGE IMPEDANCES WERE NOTED. IMPEDANCES HAD RANGED FROM 500 TO 1900 OHMS AND NO NOISE WAS NOTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
17845 TELIGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND E102

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR 6947| 1860| E102