FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER

MDR report key: 2964947 · Received February 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
2649622-2013-01533
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2013
Report Date
December 5, 2012
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P920015
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AJ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

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. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS : 5076 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD (B)(6) 2010; 4948 IMPLANTABLE PACING LEAD (B)(6) 2012. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR LEAD WAS OVERSENSING AND A LEAD INTEGRITY ALERT WAS TRIGGERED. THE LEAD WAS REPROGRAMMED AND APPROPRIATE SENSING WAS RESTORED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AN ALERT WAS TRIGGERED AGAIN AND THE PACE/SENSE PORTION OF THE LEAD HAD A SUDDEN INCREASE IN IMPEDANCE TO MORE THAN 3000 OHMS. THE PACE/SENSE PORTION OF THE LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED AND THE HIGH VOLTAGE PORTION REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT CAME TO THE CLINIC WITH ACTIVATED LIA ALERT. VENTRICULAR OVERSENSING EPISODES AND A SUDDEN INCREASE OF RV LEAD IMPEDANCE (MORE THAN 3.000 OHMS) WERE OBSERVED DURING THE FU. THE RV LEAD WAS REPLACED AND THE EXISTING LEAD WAS CAPPED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
68153 DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS MPRI 6944-75

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R D294TRK IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR