INGENIO
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2014-04730
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 5, 2014
- Date of Event
- February 6, 2014
- Report Date
- May 5, 2014
- Manufacturer
- GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
- Product Code
- NIK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED UPON RETURN AND COMPLETION OF ANALYSIS.
(B)(4). UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, AN ENGINEERING-LEVEL LONGEVITY PREDICTION CALCULATION WAS COMPLETED TO ASSESS THE RATE OF BATTERY DEPLETION. GIVEN THE PROGRAMMED PARAMETERS AND OTHER DATA STORED WITHIN THE MEMORY OF THE DEVICE, THE RESULTS OF THIS CALCULATION INDICATED THAT THE ACTUAL RATE OF BATTERY DEPLETION FELL WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. NEXT, A SERIES OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE CONDUCTED THAT VERIFIED THE PERFORMANCE OF PACING, SENSING, AND RECORDING FUNCTIONS. HAVING MET THE ENGINEERING LONGEVITY PREDICTION, FUNCTIONALLY PASSING ALL RETURNED PRODUCT TESTING, AND WITH NO FURTHER INFORMATION TO INDICATE A PRODUCT PERFORMANCE ISSUE, WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THIS DEVICE EXPERIENCED NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY PACEMAKER (CRT-P) IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION. DURING A ROUTINE DEVICE CHECK, 21 MONTHS POST IMPLANT, THE DEVICE HAD LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OF LONGEVITY REMAINING. REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED. THIS CRT-P IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
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Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267677 | INGENIO | IMPLANTABLE CHF GENERATOR | NIK | GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND | W173 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| L| R | 4076| 5076| 4543| H140| MISMATCH| W173 |