FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CARELINK
MDR report key: 2964644
·
Received February 15, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2135394-2013-00004
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 15, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 6, 2012
- Report Date
- December 6, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC MILACA INC.
- Product Code
- NVZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P890003
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REMOTE MONITOR WOULD DIAL OUT DURING THE TRANSMISSION PROCESS, BUT WOULD NOT COMPLETE THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY HAD "EXPLODED" INSIDE THE MONITOR. THE PATIENT HAD ALREADY CLEANED UP THE MESS THE BATTERIES MADE, BUT THE MONITOR WOULD NOT SEND THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY AND WAS REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66286 | CARELINK | PULSE GENERATOR, PERMANENT, IMPLANTABLE | NVZ | MEDTRONIC MILACA INC. | 2490H |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00083 YR |