FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

COGNIS

MDR report key: 3043307 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-02611
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Date of Event
January 17, 2013
Report Date
January 18, 2013
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NIK
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO FURTHER EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. THE PHYSICIAN WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM THROUGH REMOTE MONITORING AND REGULAR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS. 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 CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D), IMPLANTED WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S DEFIBRILLATION LEAD, EXHIBITED A HIGH OUT OF RANGE SHOCK IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT. THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT INTO CLINIC AND MANUAL TESTING REVEALED SHOCK IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS OF 88 OHMS AND 85 OHMS. ISOMETRICS WAS PERFORMED WITH NO CHANGES IN IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS OBSERVED OR NOISE. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) DISCUSSED DELIVERING A 1.1 JOULE AND A MAXIMUM ENERGY SHOCK TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE SYSTEM. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
146043 COGNIS IMPLANTABLE CHF PULSE GENERATOR NIK GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND N119

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR 4194| N119| 5076| (B)(4)| 6931