FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE
MDR report key: 2952628
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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 |