FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPRINT QUATTRO

MDR report key: 3120059 · Received May 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
3120059
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2013
Date of Event
April 29, 2013
Report Date
May 9, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC CARDIAC RHYTHM DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Product Code
LWS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
VA, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT HAD IMPLANTATION OF AICD LESS THAN 4 YEARS AGO FOR NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY, SEVERE LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND PERMANENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. THE LEAD WAS PLACED INTO THE RV APEX WHERE IT WAS NOTED TO BE PASSIVELY FIXED AND ELECTRONICALLY AND FLUOROSCOPICALLY STABLE. A DEVICE CHECK WAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AFTER THE PROCEDURE SHOWED "RISING RV IMPEDANCE-6944 HIGH IMPEDANCE LEAD". PATIENT HAD ROUTINE CHECKS OF THE LEAD SHOWING GRADUAL INCREASES. HIS RV IMPEDANCE CONTINUED TO RISE AND WAS RECENTLY OVER 2000 OHMS. (THE PATIENT'S ICD DOES NOT ALLOW FOR LEAD MONITORING OVER 2000 OHMS AND DOES NOT HAVE AUTO THRESHOLDS WHICH MAKES MONITORING OF THE LEAD LIMITED BY R WAVE MEASUREMENTS ALONE) PATIENT RETURNED TO HAVE THE MALFUNCTIONING LEAD REMOVED AND REPLACED.WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENDED PROCEDURE?AICD IMPLANTATION.DEVICE #1IS THIS A LABORATORY DEVICE OR LABORATORY TEST?NO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
202592 SPRINT QUATTRO LEAD, ICD LWS MEDTRONIC CARDIAC RHYTHM DISEASE MANAGEMENT 6944 TDC083159V

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Hospitalization| L| R BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TELIGEN DEVICE, REFERENCE NUMBER| E102, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4)