FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PY PACING LEAD

MDR report key: 3240544 · Received July 16, 2013

Report

Report Number
1035166-2013-00019
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 16, 2013
Date of Event
June 25, 2009
Report Date
July 12, 2013
Manufacturer
OSCOR INC.
Product Code
DTB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED (CAPPED); THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AS A RESULT, THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THIS LEAD CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE EVENT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. LOSS OF CAPTURE/SENSING IS A RECOGNIZED CLINICAL EVENT REFERENCED IN THE DEVICE'S LABELING AND/OR REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND THE COMPLAINT FILES OF THE LEAD MODEL WERE REVIEWED. NO TREND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE WAS FOUND OR INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THIS ATRIAL LEAD WAS EXHIBITING CAPTURE AND SENSING ISSUES. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ((B)(6) 2013) AND THE LEAD WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED. THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR TESTING. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THESE ISSUES WERE NOTED TO BE LOSS OF CAPTURE DESPITE MAXIMUM DEVICE OUTPUTS AND POSSIBLE OVERSENSING OF RESIDUAL ENERGY FROM VP DUE TO HIGHER RV SENSITIVITY SETTING. THE LEAD WAS ACTIVELY IMPLANTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
330338 PY PACING LEAD RETRACTABLE SCREW-IN PACING LEAD DTB OSCOR INC. PY 44 PSBV 3P9

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR