FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPRINT

MDR report key: 3152427 · Received June 7, 2013

Report

Report Number
2649622-2013-06815
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 7, 2013
Report Date
April 15, 2013
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P920015
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE U.S. WHERE THE SAME MODEL IS DISTRIBUTED. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. HOWEVER, PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED AND ANALYZED. ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE MEMORY INDICATED THE IMPEDANCE ON THE SVC (SUPERIOR VENA CAVA) DEFIBRILLATION COIL WAS BEYOND THE EXPECTED UPPER RANGE. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT A PATIENT ALERT FOR SVC LEAD IMPEDANCE GREATER THAN 200 OHMS WAS TRIGGERED ON (B)(6) 2012. THE WEEKLY HIGH VOLTAGE TREND DATA SHOWS AN INCREASE FOR RIGHT VENTRICULAR PACING IMPEDANCE EQUAL TO 61 TO 3,584 OHMS RANGE BETWEEN (B)(4) 2012. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS HIGH AND INCONSISTENT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA (SVC) COIL IMPEDANCE OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. THE SVC COIL OF THE RV LEAD WAS PROGRAMMED OFF AND THE LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
253012 SPRINT DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS MPRI 6945-65

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00060 YR Hospitalization| R 7288 IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD)