FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

E SERIES DR

MDR report key: 2964457 · Received February 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
9614453-2013-00428
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2013
Date of Event
November 4, 2012
Report Date
March 13, 2013
Manufacturer
IPG MFG SWITZERLAND
Product Code
NVZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY #(B)(4) - THE DEVICE WAS ANALYZED AND RETURNED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. HOWEVER, THERE WAS GROMMET DAMAGE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US WHERE THE SAME MODEL IS DISTRIBUTED. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. THIS MODEL NUMBER IS NOT APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, IT IS SIMILAR TO A DEVICE MARKETED IN THE U.S. THE EVENT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LEAD REVISION PROCEDURE, WHEN CONNECTING THE NEW LEAD TO THE DEVICE, A DEFECT IN THE CONNECTOR SITE WAS DISCOVERED. THE DEVICE WAS THEN EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
67779 E SERIES DR PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE NVZ IPG MFG SWITZERLAND E60A1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00070 YR Hospitalization| R