FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COGNIS

MDR report key: 2911732 · Received January 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-00606
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 11, 2013
Date of Event
October 22, 2012
Report Date
December 5, 2012
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NIK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ANALYSIS OF DEVICE MEMORY REVEALED THE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT HAD A VALUE OF 16,832 OHMS, HOWEVER, THIS WAS FOUND TO BE DUE TO A SINGLE BIT MEMORY ERROR. THE TRUE VALUE OF THE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE 448 OHMS. NO RESETS OR OTHER MEMORY ERRORS WERE DETECTED. THE OBSERVED SINGLE BIT MEMORY ERROR IS RELATED TO DIAGNOSTICS AND DOES NOT EFFECT THERAPY AVAILABILITY. 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 THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) DETECTED A HIGH OUT OF RANGE RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT, HOWEVER, WAS NOT LISTED ON THE PREVIOUS REMOTE INTERROGATION REPORT. A SAVE TO DISK AND MEMORY DUMP WERE PERFORMED AND WERE FORWARDED FOR ANALYSIS. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
16766 COGNIS IMPLANTABLE CHF PULSE GENERATOR NIK GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND N119

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR 4542| T125| N119| 4469| 0184