FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FORTIFY VR, DF4 CONNECTOR
MDR report key: 3891169
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Received January 13, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2938836-2014-03581
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 13, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 15, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., CRMD
- Product Code
- LWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P910023
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THIS HISTORICAL COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINT FILES IN RESPONSE TO A RECENT FDA INSPECTION. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND THIS REPORT REPRESENTS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE REPORTING CRITERIA GOING FORWARD. EVALUATION: THE REPORTED FIELD EVENT OF COMMUNICATION ANOMALY WAS CONFIRMED INT HE LAB. ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ANOMALY WAS A KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO BE INTERROGATED IN THE BOX. PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND WAS NOT IMPLANTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28180 | FORTIFY VR, DF4 CONNECTOR | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFRIBILLATOR, LWS | LWS | ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., CRMD | CD1231-40Q |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |