FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 3151575 · Received June 7, 2013

Report

Report Number
2183613-2013-00501
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 7, 2013
Report Date
March 18, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC.
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS BASED SOLELY ON DEVICE ANALYSIS. NO INFORMATION TO SUGGEST A DEVICE RELATED ADVERSE EVENT OR PRODUCT PROBLEM WAS RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: ANALYSIS COULD NOT CONFIRM THE REPORTED EVENT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BATTERY DRAWER WAS BROKEN, THE DISPLAY WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION, WITH A GASKET SEEPING INTO THE DISPLAY, THE UPPER CASE WAS BROKEN, THE LOWER CASE WAS CONTAMINATED, THE RING COVER WAS BROKEN, TWO SIDE BAIL COVERS WERE CONTAMINATED, THE LEAD FLEX COVER WAS CONTAMINATED, THE BATTERY CONTACTS WERE COMPRESSED, THE RING WAS MISSING AND ONE SIDE BAIL WAS BENT, THE KEYBOARD PAD WAS CONTAMINATED AND COSMETICALLY DAMAGED, AND THE BATTERY RELEASE WAS CONTAMINATED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE "FRONT PLATEN" OF THE EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (EPG) WAS CRACKED. THE EPG WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE "FRONT PLATEN" BEING CRACKED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
252221 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. 5388

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1