FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 3211097 · Received July 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-08751
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 8, 2013
Date of Event
May 2, 2013
Report Date
September 19, 2017
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) THAT NOTED THE HIGH MEASUREMENT WAS 127 OHMS, AND THE IMPEDANCE PLOT OVER TIME WAS ERRATIC. THE LAST MEASURED SHOCK LEAD IMPEDANCE WAS 103 OHMS. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN SERVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A RECURRENT HIGH, OUT OF RANGE SHOCK LEAD IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT WAS RECEIVED. SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE IMPEDANCES HAVE BEEN CHRONICALLY HIGH AND THERE WERE NO PLANS TO DO COMMANDED SHOCK TESTING AT THIS TIME. THE DEVICE SYSTEM REMAINS IN SERVICE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PATIENT'S HOME MONITORING SYSTEM TRANSMITTED THAT A HIGH OUT-OF-RANGE (OOR), SHOCK LEAD IMPEDANCE FOR THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD AND IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) SYSTEM HAD BEEN DETECTED. AT THIS TIME, NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED WHICH INDICATED THE RV LEAD IMPEDANCES HAVE REACHED 149 OHMS. A COMMANDED SHOCK IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. THE LEAD REMAINS IN SERVICE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
310947 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD LWS CPI - DEL CARIBE 0181

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR E102| 0181