FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 2955279 · Received February 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2182208-2013-00257
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 11, 2013
Date of Event
December 21, 2012
Report Date
December 21, 2012
Manufacturer
RICE CREEK MFG
Product Code
DXY
PMA / PMN Number
P890003
Adverse Event
Yes
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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE REPORTED EVENT, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT POWER ON. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE LINK ELECTRONIC MODULE (LEM) CIRCUIT BOARD OUT OF SPECIFICATION. PRODUCT ID 2067 RADIOFREQUENCY HEAD; PRODUCT ID (B)(4) ANALYZER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIODEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT PROCEDURE THE PROGRAMMER SHUT DOWN AND DID NOT TURN ON. THE ELECTRICAL CORD WAS CHANGED OUT FOR A KNOWN GOOD ONE AND VARIOUS ELECTRICAL OUTLETS WERE TRIED BUT THE SITUATION DID NOT RESOLVE. THE PROGRAMMER WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE. FOLLOW-UP DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PROGRAMMER READILY AVAILABLE AND THAT THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
59587 PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE DXY RICE CREEK MFG 2090

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1