FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENERGEN

MDR report key: 3040831 · Received April 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-03347
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 8, 2013
Date of Event
January 3, 2013
Report Date
January 3, 2013
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT WITH THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) RECEIVED INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS FOR SINUS TACHYCARDIA. THE LOCAL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FIELD REPRESENTATIVE (FR) CALLED BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) TO REVIEW THE THERAPY EPISODES. TS DISCUSSED WHY THERAPY HAD BEEN GIVEN AND THAT SUSTAINED RATE DURATION (SRD) COULD BE PROGRAMMED OFF IN EFFORT TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE INAPPROPRIATE THERAPY. TS NOTED THAT THERAPY HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED. OF NOTE, THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY HAD MISSED THEIR DOSE OF COREG. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE FR INDICATED THAT SRD WAS PROGRAMMED TO OFF. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED. THE DEVICE REMAINS IN SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
144320 ENERGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND E141

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR MISMATCH| E141