FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 2951441 · Received February 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183613-2013-00005
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2013
Date of Event
November 2, 2012
Report Date
November 5, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC.
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, 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. PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: ANALYSIS COULD NOT CONFIRM THE REPORTED EVENT OF LOWER DISPLAY NOT WORKING. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CASES WERE BROKEN. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE MAIN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND DISPLAY WERE CORRODED AND CONTAMINATED, ONE SIDE BAIL COVER WAS MISSING AND ONE BAIL COVER WAS BROKEN, THE RING COVER, HEART BLOCK, HEART WIRE CONTACTS, BATTERY DRAWER AND HEART LEAD FLEX WERE CONTAMINATED, THE BATTERY CONTACTS WERE COMPRESSED, THE LEAD FLEX COVER WAS CORRODED, ONE SIDE BAIL WAS MISSING, ONE RING BAIL WAS BENT AND THE KEYBOARD WAS SCRATCHED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LOWER DISPLAY OF THE EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (EPG) WAS NOT WORKING, AND THE CASE HAD A SMALL CRACK. THE EPG WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
55888 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. 5388

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1