FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SECURA DR

MDR report key: 2964841 · Received February 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
9614453-2013-00396
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2013
Report Date
December 19, 2012
Manufacturer
IPG MFG SWITZERLAND
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P980016
Removal / Correction Number
Z-0115-2011
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED AND ANALYZED. ANALYSIS REVEALED TIME OF RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT TIME (RRT) IN SAVE TO DISK ON (B)(4) 2012 DEVICE RRT IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2.6251 VOLT. WEEKLY BATTERY VOLTAGE TREND DATA SHOWS MIN BAT=2.627 TO 2.607 VOLTS BETWEEN (B)(4) 2012 AND (B)(4) 2012. THERE WAS SIX LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE ALERTS BETWEEN (B)(4) 2012 AND (B)(4) 2012.

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. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE ACTUAL LONGEVITY WAS LESS THAN 80% OF THE 99.9% LONGEVITY LIMIT. THE DEVICE WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, WITH NO HIGH CURRENT DRAIN OR EVIDENCE OF BATTERY PROBLEMS. WITHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAMMED SETTINGS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE LIFE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHY THE LONGEVITY DID NOT MATCH THE PREDICTED MODEL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) PREMATURELY. THE DEVICE WAS 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
67629 SECURA DR DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS IPG MFG SWITZERLAND D234DRG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00073 YR Hospitalization| R