FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 3153264 · Received June 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2182208-2013-01404
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 8, 2013
Date of Event
March 6, 2013
Report Date
March 6, 2013
Manufacturer
RICE CREEK MFG
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER OR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER, THE MANUFACTURING DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE THE PATIENT WAS CONNECTED TO THE EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (EPG) THE MONITOR DISPLAYED "ARTIFACTS." THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE CALLER HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN. OF NOTE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PACING FLAGS IN THE MARKER CHANNEL AND THEY "ARE IN THE WRONG SPOT FOR THE QRS." THE EPG WAS SWAPPED OUT FOR ANOTHER AND THE ISSUE REMAINED. ONCE THE PACING WAS CHANGED TO SINGLE CHAMBER INSTEAD OF DOUBLE CHAMBER, THE ISSUE "WENT AWAY." ALSO, IF THE PACING MARKER CHANNEL IS REMOVED OR THE PUMP WAS UNPLUGGED, THE ISSUES "GOES AWAY." THE CALLER WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT HAS NOT OF YET. THE STATUS OF THE EPG IS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT WAS FINE, "NO ISSUE."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
256082 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP RICE CREEK MFG 5388

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1