FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEXTRUS 4136

MDR report key: 3010571 · Received March 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
1028232-2013-00699
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2013
Date of Event
January 22, 2013
Report Date
March 5, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
Product Code
NVN
PMA / PMN Number
P950037
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE ANALYSIS IS THEREFORE BASED ON THE INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PARTICULAR DEVICE. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THIS DEVICE WAS RE-INVESTIGATED. ALL PRODUCTION STEPS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY INCONSISTENCY DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE CLINICAL OBSERVATION. IN SUMMARY, THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE REVIEW OF THE QUALITY DOCUMENTS CONFIRMED A REGULAR DEVICE MANUFACTURING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT AFTER THE POST IMPLANT CHECK OF THIS NEWLY IMPLANTED LEAD THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOUND OUT THAT THE RV LEAD EXHIBITED AN ELEVATED THRESHOLD MEASUREMENT. IT WAS NOTED THE SLACK IN THE LEAD WAS PULLED OUT VIA FLUOROSCOPY. THE RV LEAD WAS REPOSITIONED THAT SAME DAY. FURTHERMORE, THE RV LEAD EXHIBITED THE INITIAL THRESHOLD MEASUREMENT AFTER LEAD REVISION. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
114194 DEXTRUS 4136 PACER LEAD NVN BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG 358754

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization