FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TELIGEN

MDR report key: 3043327 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-02722
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Date of Event
January 17, 2013
Report Date
January 22, 2013
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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 THAT THIS PATIENT'S HOME MONITORING SYSTEM DETECTED A LOW, OUT-OF-RANGE (OOR), SHOCK LEAD IMPEDANCE FOR THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD AND IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) SYSTEM. THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE CALLED TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION WITH BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) AND IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT WAS 0 OHMS AND ALL OTHERS HAVE BEEN IN THE 40-50 OHM RANGE. IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT THE PATIENT WOULD BE SEEN FOR EVALUATION. THE PATIENT WAS SEEN FOR CLINICAL EVALUATION AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EVALUATION WAS FINE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
145591 TELIGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND E110

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR 1861| 5068| (B)(4)| E110| T165| 0154