FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SPRINT QUATTRO

MDR report key: 3153741 · Received June 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2649622-2013-06187
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 8, 2013
Report Date
March 12, 2013
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P920015
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE PARTIAL LEAD WAS RETURNED IN SEGMENTS AND ANALYZED. THE PRIMARY ANALYSIS FINDING NOTED NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE DISTAL CONDUCTOR OF THE LEAD BECAME EXTRINSICALLY DISTORTED DUE TO PULLING/STRETCHING/OVERSTRESS. THE EXPOSED SVC (SUPERIOR VENA CAVA) DEFIBRILLATION COIL BECAME EXTRINSICALLY DISTORTED DUE TO KINKING/BUCKLING. THE EXPOSED SVC DEFIBRILLATION COIL BECAME EXTRINSICALLY DISTORTED DUE TO PULLING/STRETCHING/OVERSTRESS. THE EXPOSED RV (RIGHT VENTRICULAR) DEFIBRILLATION COIL BECAME EXTRINSICALLY DISTORTED DUE TO KINKING/BUCKLING. THE EXPOSED RV DEFIBRILLATION COIL BECAME EXTRINSICALLY DISTORTED DUE TO PULLING/STRETCHING/OVERSTRESS. THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE PROXIMAL CONDUCTOR OF THE LEAD AND IT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED. THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE DISTAL CONDUCTOR OF THE LEAD AND IT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED. THE OVERLAY TUBING OF THE LEAD WAS EXTRINSICALLY BREACHED DUE TO MELTING, THE OVERLAY TUBING OF THE LEAD BECAME EXTRINSICALLY DISTORTED DUE TO KINKING/BUCKLING. VISUAL SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD INDICATED APPARENT EXPLANT DAMAGE, THE LEAD SEGMENTS THAT WERE RETURNED WERE THOROUGHLY ANALYZED ELECTRICALLY AND VISUALLY (INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS) IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND THE EXPLANATION FOR "HIGH IMPEDANCE AND MULTIPLE SHORT V-V COUNTS" DESCRIBED IN THE EVENT. RESULTS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL TESTING WERE WITHIN SPECIFIED PARAMETERS. ALTHOUGH THE LEAD WAS RETURNED WITH EXPLANT DAMAGE, NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED REGARDING THE LEAD.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD TRIGGERED A LEAD INTEGRITY ALERT FOR HIGH IMPEDANCE AND MULTIPLE SHORT V-V COUNTS. THE PACE/SENSE PORTION OF THE LEAD WAS FRACTURED. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND WAS REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
254916 SPRINT QUATTRO DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS MPRI 6944-65

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00064 YR Hospitalization| R 7227CX IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR