FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FLEXTEND

MDR report key: 2930094 · Received January 25, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-01953
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 25, 2013
Date of Event
December 13, 2012
Report Date
December 13, 2012
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
PMA / PMN Number
P960006
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 A TELEMETRY UNIT SHOWED INDICATION THAT THE NEWLY IMPLANTED RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD HAD DISLODGED. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ATRIAL PACING WAS INTERMITTENTLY CAPTURING THE VENTRICLE. THERE WAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CAPTURE ON THE RA LEAD. NOISE WAS NOT OBSERVED ON THE ATRIAL LEAD, EXCEPT WHEN THE VENTRICLE DEPOLARIZED. THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) WAS REPROGRAMMED TO VVI FROM DDD. AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED AND DISLODGEMENT WAS NOT OBSERVED; THE LEAD WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE MYOCARDIUM. HOWEVER, MICRODISLODGEMENT COULD NOT BE RULED OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE LEAD WAS REPOSITIONED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
35690 FLEXTEND IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4087

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 88 YR Hospitalization| L| R E110| 0138| 4480| 4087