FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK C

MDR report key: 2910886 · Received January 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 11, 2013
Date of Event
October 1, 2012
Report Date
February 27, 2013
Manufacturer
HISTORICAL CPI ST. PAUL
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P910073
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS LEAD CURRENTLY REMAINS IMPLANTED. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THIS LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THROUGH OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD), THAT DAMAGE TO THE ICD COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD INTEGRITY ISSUE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE DEVICE FUSE AND INTERNAL CIRCUITRY MOST LIKELY OCCURRED DURING DELIVERY OF A HIGH ENERGY SHOCK THROUGH A SHORTED LEAD; HOWEVER, THE ASSOCIATED LEADS WERE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS SO THIS CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY CONFIRMED. A NEW COMPETITOR DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED, HOWEVER, THE STATUS OF THE LEAD WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE PHYSICIAN OR COMPETITOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
16847 ENDOTAK C IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY HISTORICAL CPI ST. PAUL 0064

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Hospitalization| L| R 4244| 0064| 6162| 1858| MISMATCH| E110| 1826| 6987| 6931