FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 2914322 · Received January 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-00726
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 14, 2013
Date of Event
December 14, 2012
Report Date
December 14, 2012
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
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

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 PATIENT'S CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD SYSTEM IS EXHIBITING HIGH, OUT-OF-RANGE (OOR), SHOCK LEAD IMPEDANCE READINGS IN BOTH DAILY MEASUREMENTS AND COMMANDED TESTING. IIN CLINIC TESTING WAS DONE AND THE DEVICE WAS EVALUATED WITH VARIOUS SHOCK VECTORS. THE RV COIL TO CAN CONFIGURATION YIELDED A MEASUREMENT OF 106 OHMS AND RV COIL TO RA COIL WAS 100 OHMS. THE SHOCK VECTOR WAS CHANGED TO THE RV COIL TO CAN CONFIGURATION AND AN X-RAY WAS GOING TO BE DONE. FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE THAT NOTHING ADDITIONAL WAS CHANGED AND THAT THE PATIENT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
20475 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CPI - DEL CARIBE 0184

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Life Threatening| R 4058| 4549| 4004| H210| N141| 0184| 4054