BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    TELIGEN

    MDR report key: 3211094 · Received July 8, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    2124215-2013-08039
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    July 8, 2013
    Date of Event
    April 29, 2013
    Report Date
    June 11, 2013
    Manufacturer
    GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
    Product Code
    LWP
    Removal / Correction Number
    Z-0026-2014
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS ISSUED AN ADVISORY COMMUNICATION REGARDING AN OLDER SUBSET OF COGNIS/TELIGEN DEVICES THAT IS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS ANOMALY. SPECIFICALLY, THE PERFORMANCE OF A LOW VOLTAGE CAPACITOR MAY BE COMPROMISED OVER TIME, CAUSING AN INCREASED CURRENT DRAIN THAT CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION. THIS PARTICULAR DEVICE WAS INCLUDED IN THE ADVISORY POPULATION.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    UPON RECEIPT AT OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, THIS DEVICE WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND ANALYZED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE MEMORY CONFIRMED LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY FAULTS (FAULT CODE 1003) HAD BEEN RECORDED. EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE NOTED NO ANOMALIES. INITIAL AUTOMATED TESTING VERIFIED BASIC SENSING, PACING AND SHOCKING FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE. AFTER THE TITANIUM CASE WAS OPENED, MICROSCOPIC VISUAL INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY IRREGULARITIES. THE BATTERY WAS THEN REMOVED, SO THAT AN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY COULD BE CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CURRENT USAGE WAS OBSERVED. ELECTRICAL TESTING ISOLATED THE HIGH CURRENT CONDITION TO TWO COMPROMISED LOW VOLTAGE CAPACITOR(S) THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE¿S BATTERY. THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT MALFUNCTION CAN RESULT IN A HIGH CURRENT DRAIN, WHICH OVER TIME CAN RESULT IN PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION, AS WAS OBSERVED IN THIS CASE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED IF THE DEVICE IS RETURNED AND ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED OR IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

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    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT IMPLANTED WITH THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) REPORTED HEARING BEEPING COMING FROM THE DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR DEVICE EVALUATION. UPON INTERROGATION YELLOW ERROR SCREEN DISPLAYED 'VOLTAGE TOO LOW FOR REMAINING CAPACITY, FC 1003' MESSAGE. LOCAL FIELD REPRESENTATIVE CALLED INTO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) TO DISCUSS THE CODE AND DISC ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW OF DISC ANALYSIS IT WAS DETERMINED THE DEVICE WOULD BE CHANGED OUT DUE TO THE CONFIRMATION OF THE FAULT CODE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED. A DEVICE CHANGE OUT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    310946 TELIGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWP GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND E110

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 49 YR Life Threatening| O| R 4470| E110| 0184