FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASYTRAK 2

MDR report key: 3053327 · Received April 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-05580
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 11, 2013
Date of Event
March 5, 2013
Report Date
August 15, 2014
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
NIK
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THIS PATIENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWIDDLERS SYNDROME, AND TWIDDLED THE RV AND LV LEAD. THE RV LEAD WAS SUCCESSFULLY ABANDONED AND SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED, AND THE LV LEAD WAS PARTIALLY ABANDONED AND REPLACED. TO DATE, NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PATIENT HAD A CHEST X-RAY TAKEN AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD EXHIBITED LOSS OF CAPTURE AND WAS DISLODGED. THE PATIENT'S RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD ALSO SHOWED INCREASED THRESHOLDS AND WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE MICRO DISLODGED AS WELL. THE DEVICE HAD ALSO MIGRATED A BIT SINCE IMPLANT. THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THE RECENT ECHOCARDIOGRAM SHOWED A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE PATIENT'S EJECTION FRACTION SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING AT ALL IN THIS PATIENT AND LEAVE AS IS. TO DATE, NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
154839 EASYTRAK 2 IMPLANTABLE LEAD NIK CPI - DEL CARIBE 4543

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Hospitalization| L| R 0181| 4054| 4543| N141| H210