FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

REVEAL XT

MDR report key: 2952404 · Received February 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2013-01727
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2013
Date of Event
October 11, 2012
Report Date
November 15, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
Product Code
DSI
PMA / PMN Number
K103764
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED, ANALYZED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT T-WAVE OVERSENSING (TWOS) WAS OBSERVED WITH THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR (ICM) DEVICE FROM A RECENT REMOTE MONITOR REPORT; HOWEVER REAL TIME STRIP LOOKS LIKE NORMAL SENSING. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WERE SOME ASYSTOLE AND VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT) AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) EPISODES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ARTIFACT OF OVERSENSING. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE OVERSENSING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AND THE PATIENT IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY. RECENT TRANSMISSIONS LOOKED GOOD AND FOLLOW UP VISIT SCHEDULED TO SEE IF REDUCING THE SENSITIVITY WILL IMPROVE THE OVERSENSING. THE ICM REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
56577 REVEAL XT DETECTOR AND ALARM, ARRHYTHMIA DSI MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO 9529

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00052 YR