FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 2951391 · Received February 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183613-2013-00003
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2013
Date of Event
November 1, 2012
Report Date
November 1, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC.
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. EVALUATION SUMMARY (B)(4): THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE CUSTOMER COMMENT THAT THE VENTRICULAR OUTPUT CONNECTOR WAS BROKEN. IT ALSO FOUND THAT THE LOWER CASE WAS BROKEN, THE RING COVER AND TWO SIDE BAIL COVERS WERE BROKEN, THE RING AND TWO SIDE BAILS WERE MISSING AND THE KEYBOARD PAD WAS CONTAMINATED AS WAS THE HEART LEAD FLEX. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER THAT DURING ROUTINE TESTING OF THE EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (EPG), THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER FOUND THAT THE OUTPUT CONNECTORS WERE BROKEN. THEREFORE, THE EPG WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
56968 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. 5388

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1