FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PARADYM

MDR report key: 2915538 · Received January 10, 2013

Report

Report Number
1000165971-2013-00011
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 10, 2013
Date of Event
December 11, 2012
Report Date
December 14, 2012
Manufacturer
SORIN C.R.M., S.R.L.
Product Code
MRM
PMA / PMN Number
P980049
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS EVENT CONCERNS A DEVICE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED AND USED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. ANALYSIS IS PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

UPON IMPLANTATION OF THIS ICD ON (B)(6) 2012, THE 3 TACHYCARDIA DETECTION ZONES WERE PROGRAMMED (USING SMARTVIEW 2.36J PROGRAMMER SOFTWARE). DURING THE OPERATION, SETTINGS WERE CHANGED TO "VF ZONE" ONLY IN PREPARATION FOR DFT. HOWEVER, DFT WAS NOT PERFORMED CONSIDERING THE PT'S CONDITION; THEREFORE VT AND SLOW VT ZONES WERE RE-PROGRAMMED ON AGAIN. THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED UNEXPECTED CHANGE OF THE DETECTION RATE FOR SLOW VT (100 MIN-1 INSTEAD OF 130 MIN-1 AS PROGRAMMED ORIGINALLY). THE SUBSIDIARY WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE REPORTED BEHAVIOR USING 2 DEMO DEVICES (PARADYM VR 8250 AND PARADYM 2 CRT 8752): UNEXPECTED VALUES ARE DISPLAYED IN SOME PARAMETERS, REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL SETTINGS, WHEN THE TACHYCARDIA ZONES ARE PROGRAMMED OFF AND THEN ON. THESE UNK VALUES ARE NOT THE "AS SHIPPED" SETTINGS. AN EXPLANATION WAS REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
13422 PARADYM MRM SORIN C.R.M., S.R.L. PARADYM DR 8550 2632

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1