FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COGNIS

MDR report key: 2913663 · Received January 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2012-17001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 14, 2013
Date of Event
December 19, 2012
Report Date
December 19, 2012
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NIK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, THE DEVICE WAS EXPOSED TO SIMULATED HEART LOAD CONDITIONS, AND THE DEFIBRILLATION, PACING, AND SENSING FUNCTIONS WERE TESTED. THE DEVICE OPERATED APPROPRIATELY WITH NO INTERRUPTIONS IN THERAPY OUTPUT OR PROGRAMMER COMMUNICATION AT THE RETURNED PROGRAMMED SETTINGS. A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL TESTS WERE ALSO PERFORMED AND AGAIN, NORMAL DEVICE FUNCTION WAS OBSERVED. A REVIEW OF DEVICE MEMORY NOTED THE DEVICE HAD RECORDED ONE OR TWO FAULTS THAT WERE MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE USE OF ELECTROCAUTERY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PRODUCT WAS RETURNED WITH NO REPORTED PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. INITIAL ANALYSIS COMPLETED IN OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY IDENTIFIED A PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUE. FURTHER ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
20814 COGNIS IMPLANTABLE CHF PULSE GENERATOR NIK GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND P107

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 4096| 4543| P107| 4517| 0148| M179