FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TELIGEN

MDR report key: 3052567 · Received April 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-03742
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 11, 2013
Date of Event
February 28, 2013
Report Date
March 4, 2013
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT TO THE POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, ANALYSIS VERIFIED THE DEVICE HAD A DEPLETED BATTERY AND NO TELEMETRY COULD BE ESTABLISHED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE REVEALED DENTS AND ELECTROCAUTERY MARKS ON THE CASING. THE DEVICE CASE WAS REMOVED. ANALYSIS DETERMINED THERE WAS ELECTRICAL OVERSTRESS ON MULTIPLE PROTECTION COMPONENTS OF THE DEVICE WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEPLETED BATTERY AND NO DEVICE COMMUNICATION. ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE DENTS AND ELECTROCAUTERY MARKS, THIS WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE USE OF ELECTROCAUTERY AND LIKELY OCCURRED DURING THE EXPLANT PROCEDURE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON COMPLETION OF THE ANALYSIS, THIS EVENT WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PRODUCT WAS RETURNED WITH NO REPORTED PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS. INITIAL ANALYSIS COMPLETED IN OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY IDENTIFIED A PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
155196 TELIGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND F110

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1