FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FINELINE II

MDR report key: 3041261 · Received April 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-04802
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 8, 2013
Date of Event
July 1, 2012
Report Date
January 9, 2013
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
PMA / PMN Number
P960004
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

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 THIS RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED A LEAD SAFETY SWITCH (LSS) FOR OUT-OF-RANGE (OOR) ONCE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND AGAIN JUST RECENTLY. THE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SALES REPRESENTATIVE (SR) WAS QUESTIONING WHY THEY COULDN'T SEE THE OOR IN THE LOGBOOK. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) WAS CONSULTED AND STATED THAT THE OOR READING WAS AVERAGED INTO THE WEEKLY AVERAGES. THERE WERE A WIDE RANGE OF MEASUREMENTS IN THE AVERAGES, SOME IN THE 770 OHMS RANGE, AND SOME IN THE 300-400 OHMS RANGE. THERE WAS ALSO NOTED TO BE NOISE IN BOTH UNIPOLAR AND BIPLOAR CONFIGURATIONS, WHICH WERE ABLE TO BE RECREATED WITH ISOMETRICS. TS SUGGESTED ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO A LEAD ISSUE. THE PATIENT HAS SINCE MOVED OUT OF STATE AND HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE. TO DATE, NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
142787 FINELINE II IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4473

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR 4473| S403| 4474