FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INGENIO

MDR report key: 3905728 · Received July 1, 2014

Report

Report Number
2124215-2014-11267
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 1, 2014
Date of Event
May 14, 2014
Report Date
May 20, 2014
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NVZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING INAPPROPRIATE PACING AT THE MAXIMUM SENSING RATE (MSR) WITH THEIR PACEMAKER WHEN MOVING THEIR ARMS. THE RADIO FREQUENCY SETTING IN THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE AT 14 AND WAS LOWERED TO 8, WHILE THE BLENDED SENSOR SETTING WAS PROGRAMMED ON. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) BELIEVED THE INCREASE IN PACING RATE UP TO THE MSR WAS THE RESULT OF MINUTE VENTILATION SENSOR¿S RESPONSE TO UPPER BODY PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS. THE PATIENT WAS DISMISSED AND WILL BE SEEN AT A LATER TIME. THE PACEMAKER CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN SERVICE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
384122 INGENIO IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR NVZ GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND K187

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 K187