FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 2952628 · Received February 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183613-2013-00135
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2013
Date of Event
November 12, 2012
Report Date
November 12, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC.
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TESTING AN EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (EPG) THE OUTPUT MEASURED LOW AND THE PULSE WIDTH MEASURED HIGH. ANOTHER EPG WAS TESTED WITH IT AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESULT. TECHNICAL SERVICES SUGGESTED USING A "DEFIB TESTER" TO VERIFY THE OUTPUT AND PULSE WIDTH. CALLER WAS TO TRY THIS. THE STATUS OF THE EPG IS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
57663 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. 5348

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1