FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FLEXTEND

MDR report key: 3043314 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-02895
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Date of Event
January 25, 2013
Report Date
January 25, 2013
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NVN
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ
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 RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH A HEART RATE OF 30 BPM. DEVICE EVALUATION WAS DONE AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CAPTURE WAS NOTED AT OUTPUTS OF 7.5 VOLTS, AND THE PATIENT COULD FEEL THE RV PACING. SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED, AND THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTED THE LEAD HAD MICRODISLODGED BECAUSE ON FLUOROSCOPY THE LEAD LOOKED TO BE IN THE SAME POSITION. THE LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPOSITIONED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
147367 FLEXTEND IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVN CPI - DEL CARIBE 4087

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| L| R