FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 3859979 · Received June 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
2183613-2014-00810
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 10, 2014
Date of Event
April 21, 2014
Report Date
April 21, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC.
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: ANALYSIS COULD NOT CONFIRM THE REPORTED EVENT, THE DEVICE PASSED FUNCTIONAL AND BENCH TESTING WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE UPPER CASE WAS BROKEN, THE LOWER CASE WAS BROKEN, THE BATTERY RELEASE WAS CONTAMINATED, TWO SIDE BAIL COVERS WERE BROKEN, THE RING COVER WAS BROKEN, THE LEAD FLEX COVER WAS BROKEN, THE BATTERY CONTACTS WERE COMPRESSED, TWO SIDE BAILS WERE BENT/MISSING, THE RING WAS MISSING, AND THE BATTERY DRAWER WAS BROKEN AND CONTAMINATED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EPG (EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR) FIRED ON THE T-WAVE, INSTEAD OF THE Q OR R-WAVE, WHILE IN USE ON A PATIENT. THE EPG WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
340116 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. 5388

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Life Threatening| R