FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ELECTRODE, PACEMAKER, PERMANENT

MDR report key: 2951981 · Received February 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2649622-2013-00339
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 9, 2013
Date of Event
December 1, 2012
Report Date
December 12, 2012
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
P830061
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TW
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ENTIRELY ON JOURNAL LITERATURE. THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PATIENT INFORMATION IS LIMITED DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. REFERENCED ARTICLE: "REPEATED MASSIVE PULMONARY AIR EMBOLISM DURING PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION." INTERACT. CARDIOVASC. THORAC. SURG. DECEMBER 1 2012;15(6):1085-1087.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS REVIEWED THAT CONTAINED INFORMATION REGARDING THESE LEADS. DURING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TWO PULMONARY AIR EMBOLISMS (PAE). THE PAES WERE RESOLVED AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL UNEVENTFULLY. THE LEADS REMAIN IN USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH FOLLOW UP INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE LEADS' PERFORMANCE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
56859 ELECTRODE, PACEMAKER, PERMANENT DTB MPRI 457453

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00072 YR Hospitalization| R