CONSULTA CRT-D
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2013-01987
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 9, 2013
- Report Date
- February 19, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- NIK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010031
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE ANALYSIS OF THE HYBRID DOCUMENTED HIGH CURRENT DRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 24MA. THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH CURRENT DRAIN WAS LOCALIZED TO A LOW RESISTANCE SHORT BETWEEN DVDD, NOMINAL POTENTIAL OF 1.96V, AND VSS, GROUND. THE LOCALIZATION OF THE DVDD TO VSS SHORT WAS CONTINUED BY ISOLATING COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO DVDD FROM THE SYSTEM. TWO SHORTS WERE NOTED DURING X-RAY EVALUATION BETWEEN THE SOLDER BUMPS CONNECTING THE D273 IC TO THE HYBRID. ONE OF THE SHORTS FORMED A PATH BETWEEN DVDD AND VSS, BUMPS #12 AND #13. THIS SHORT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH CURRENT DRAIN WHICH LED TO THE EARLY EXPLANT OF THIS DEVICE FROM THE FIELD. PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE DEVICE WAS ANALYZED, HOWEVER, THE DATA AVAILABLE WAS FROM 2012-05-04 WHERE THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES FOUND.
THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 5076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD: (B)(6) 2004. 4194 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD: (B)(6) 2004. (B)(4).
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS FEELING "CRUMMY", INCLUDING FATIGUE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. AT THE CLINIC THEY WERE UNABLE TO INTERROGATE THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR. ATTEMPTED TO INTERROGATE THE ICD WITH TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMMERS IN TWO SEPARATE CLINIC ROOMS, TRIED A THIRD TIME WITH A DIFFERENT PROGRAMMER IN THE HOSPITAL. PLACING A MAGNET OVER THE DEVICE DID NOT INITIATE TONES FROM DEVICE. POSSIBLE EARLY BATTERY DEPLETION OR RANDOM COMPONENT FAILURE IS SUSPECTED. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55943 | CONSULTA CRT-D | DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER, WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIO | NIK | MEDTRONIC MED REL MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | D224TRK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R | 6947 IMPLANTABLE TACHY LEAD |