FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VIVA S

MDR report key: 3152967 · Received June 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
9614453-2013-01108
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 8, 2013
Date of Event
March 6, 2013
Report Date
March 7, 2013
Manufacturer
IPG MFG SWITZERLAND
Product Code
NIK
PMA / PMN Number
P010031
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US WHERE THE SAME MODEL IS DISTRIBUTED. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. THIS MODEL NUMBER IS NOT APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, IT IS SIMILAR TO A DEVICE MARKETED IN THE U.S. THE EVENT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION. PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. THE PRIMARY ANALYSIS FINDING NOTED NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) DEVICE HAD HIGH LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD THRESHOLDS WHEN MEASURED THROUGH THE DEVICE. THE CONNECTION WAS CLEANED AND RECONNECTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CONFIGURATIONS BETWEEN THE ANALYZER AND THE DEVICE STILL DIFFERED. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WHICH SHOWED THE SAME CONFIGURATION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
254594 VIVA S DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER, WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIO NIK IPG MFG SWITZERLAND DTBB2D4

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1