FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ATLAS II VR
MDR report key: 3220088
·
Received July 11, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2938836-2013-04666
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 11, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 30, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION
- Product Code
- LWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P910023
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER, NO MEDWATCH FORM WAS RECEIVED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR AN UNSPECIFIED REASON. IT WAS NOTED, THE PATIENT WAS WALKING AND HAD TO SIT, AND THEN BECAME UNCONSCIOUS. IT WAS REVEALED, THE PATIENT WAS IN VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND THE DEVICE DID NOT DELIVER THERAPY. UPON DEVICE INTERROGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS PROGRAMMED AT HIGHER RATE THAN THE VT OCCURRED AND THEREFORE THE VT WAS NOT TREATED. DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED AND PATIENT'S MEDICATION WAS ADJUSTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319642 | ATLAS II VR | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR | LWS | ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION | V-168 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR | Required Intervention |