ENDOTAK RELIANCE
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2013-07929
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 8, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 6, 2013
- Report Date
- June 13, 2013
- Manufacturer
- CPI - DEL CARIBE
- Product Code
- NVY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P910073
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH PRODUCT ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED. VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED A CUT IN THE DISTAL HIGH VOLTAGE TERMINAL LEG INSULATION. THE PROXIMAL END OF THE DISTAL SPRING ELECTRODE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE LEAD BODY INSULATION. THE HELIX WAS EXTENDED AND THERE WAS TISSUE ENTWINED IN THE HELIX. RESISTANCE AND PRESSURE TESTS WERE COMPLETED TO ASSESS LEAD ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE AND INSULATION INTEGRITY. MEASUREMENTS THROUGHOUT THESE TESTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. MICROSCOPIC INSPECTIONS OF THE TERMINAL PIN ASSEMBLY, LEAD BODY, AND ELECTRODE TIP FOUND NO ANOMALIES. LABORATORY TESTING WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND DETAILED ANALYSIS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES.
THE PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON RETURN AND COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED MASSIVE OVERSENSING. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ASYSTOLE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE OVERSENSING. THE LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311449 | ENDOTAK RELIANCE | IMPLANTABLE LEAD | NVY | CPI - DEL CARIBE | 0181 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 YR | Hospitalization| L| R | 4543| 4096| H190| P053| 0181 |