ELECTRODE, PACEMAKER, PERMANENT
Report
- Report Number
- 2649622-2013-05786
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 8, 2013
- Report Date
- March 13, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- DTB
- PMA / PMN Number
- P830061
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
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. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER OR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER, THE MANUFACTURING DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: KSR703 IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) (B)(6) 2007. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THE DEVICE TRIGGERED ERI ONE MONTH AFTER THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT WHERE THE AVERAGE LONGEVITY ESTIMATE WAS 20 MONTHS. PROGRAMMING OF THE DEVICE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS ON THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD AND RV THRESHOLDS AND OUTPUTS WERE HIGH. THE DEVICE WILL BE REPLACED 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256147 | ELECTRODE, PACEMAKER, PERMANENT | DTB | MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO | 4092 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |