FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE
MDR report key: 2951625
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Received February 9, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2183613-2013-00049
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 9, 2013
- Date of Event
- November 7, 2012
- Report Date
- November 7, 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 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) WAS BROKEN. ANALYSIS ALSO FOUND THAT THE UPPER CASE WAS BROKEN. (B)(6). (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DISPLAY ON THE EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (EPG) IS BROKEN. THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER STATED THAT IT IS LIKE THERE IS "BLACK INK RUNNING THROUGH IT." THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER ALSO NOTED THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE BEEN DROPPED. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55708 | PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE | LWP | MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. | 5388 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |