FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MEDTRONIC

MDR report key: 376113 · Received February 8, 2002

Report

Report Number
MW1024037
Event Type
Other
Date Received
February 8, 2002
Date of Event
December 17, 2001
Report Date
January 29, 2002
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
LWS
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADMITTED ELECTIVELY FOR EXTRACTION OF ICD DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING. PT IS PACEMAKER DEPENDENT. INTRA-OP LEFT SUBCLAVIAN VEIN FOUND OCCLUDED. THRU LEFT INTERIOR JUGULAR NEW DE-FIB BI-COIL LEAD TUNNELED TO RIGHT VENTRICLE. POST-OP PT REMAINED IN HOSP DUE TO MODERATE SIZE POCKET HEMATOMA PLUS LEFT UPPER ARM SWELLING. PT DISCHARGED POST-OP DAY 3. LEAD DEVICE TO PATHOLOGY FOR GROSS EXAM.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADD'L INFO REC'D FROM MFR 4/15/02: THE DEVICE MODEL IS 6936. MFR HAS NO ADD'L INFO ON THE REPORTED EVENT OTHER THAN WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THE FEFERENCED VOLUNTARY MEDWATCH REPORT. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. WITHOUT THE RETURN AND ANALYSIS OF THE REPORTED DEVICE, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AS TO THE REPORTED EVENT AND DEVICE PERFORMANCE. MFR'S ALERT DATE FOR THIS EVENT IS 2/17/02 THAT REFLECTS THE DATE THEY RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY MEDWATCH REPORT FROM THE USER FACILITY. THE INFO RECEIVED FROM THE VOLUNTARY MEDWATCH REPORT INDICATES THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR ANALYSIS. TOTAL IMPLANT DURATION: 75 MOS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MEDTRONIC ICD LEAD LWS MEDTRONIC, INC. 6936-65 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Other