FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EASYTRAK 2

MDR report key: 3232708 · Received July 18, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-11463
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 18, 2013
Date of Event
June 21, 2013
Report Date
June 21, 2013
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
OJX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) AND LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD EXHIBITED LOSS OF CAPTURE. IN ADDITION, THE LEAD PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT WAS MORE THAN 2000 OHMS. TESTS WERE DONE AND IT APPEARED THAT THE LEAD HAD A CONDUCTOR FRACTURE. THEN, THE PHYSICIAN TRIED TO IMPLANT A DIFFERENT LEAD BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PHYSICIAN REPLACED THE DEVICE ELECTIVELY AND CAPPED THE LEAD. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE DEVICE AND THE LEAD WERE OUT OF SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED. THE ATTEMPTED IMPLANT WAS A COMPETITOR LEAD. NO NOISE WAS DETECTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
333278 EASYTRAK 2 IMPLANTABLE LEAD OJX CPI - DEL CARIBE 4517

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| L| R