FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

INGENIO

MDR report key: 3132586 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-08618
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Date of Event
April 10, 2013
Report Date
April 30, 2013
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NVZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND

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 A PATIENT VERIFICATION FORM IN MEDICAL RECORDS THAT WAS FILLED OUT BY THE PATIENT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW. THE FORM HAD A HAND WRITTEN LIST OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS THE PATIENT HAD, SUCH AS: OPEN HEART SURGERY, SLIGHT STROKE, PACEMAKER LEFT SIDE, PACEMAKER RIGHT SIDE, PUNCTURED LUNG, PNEUMONIA, INFECTION, BACTERIAL BLOOD INFECTION AND SEPSIS. THE FORM STATED THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY IN EARLY (B)(6) 2013 (APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS POST-IMPLANT). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE. HE STATED THE LIST OF CONDITIONS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE AS THE PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE WAS NOT AWARE OF THESE CONDITIONS OR THE PATIENT'S DEATH. THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
236695 INGENIO IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR NVZ GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND K063

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 86 YR Death 4136| K063| 4135