FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 3930013 · Received July 11, 2014

Report

Report Number
2124215-2014-13725
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 11, 2014
Date of Event
April 21, 2014
Report Date
May 6, 2014
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
LWS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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 VIA THE PATIENT'S REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) WITH THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH OUT-OF-RANGE (OOR) PACING LEAD IMPEDANCE OF GREATER THAN 2,000 OHMS AND HAD NO CAPTURE AT MAXIMUM OUTPUT. NO ASYSTOLE OF GREATER THAN 2 SECONDS WAS REPORTED. FURTHER, THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE RV LEAD WAS CHECKED AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE PHYSICIAN IMPLANTED A NEW RATE/SENSE LEAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT THE PATIENT WAS NEVER PACED. FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT THE RATE/SENSE PORTION OF LEAD WAS TESTED ON A PACING SYSTEM ANALYZER (PSA) AND SAME RESULTS WERE OBSERVED AND NOTHING WORKED. THE SHOCK PORTION OF THE LEAD REMAINS IN SERVICE AND THE RATE/SENSE PORTION OF THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED. THE ICD REMAINS IN SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
407522 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD LWS CPI - DEL CARIBE 0157

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Hospitalization| L| R T125| E143| 4469| 0157