FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CARELINK

MDR report key: 3990389 · Received August 7, 2014

Report

Report Number
2182208-2014-02251
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 7, 2014
Date of Event
May 1, 2014
Report Date
June 4, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
KRG
PMA / PMN Number
P890003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS BASED SOLELY ON DEVICE ANALYSIS. NO INFORMATION TO SUGGEST A DEVICE RELATED ADVERSE EVENT OR PRODUCT PROBLEM WAS RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE LATCH TABS WERE BROKEN OFF THE POWER CORD DOOR AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE SYSTEM FAN WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOISY, THAT IT WAS MISSING HINGE COVERS, THE KEYBOARD LATCH WAS BROKEN, THERE WAS A DAMAGED FOOT PAD ON ITS LOWER CASE AND THAT THE PROGRAMMER WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION ON SEVERAL FUNCTIONAL TESTS AND THEREFORE THE LINK ELECTRONIC MODULE (LEM) BOARD WAS REPLACED AND CALIBRATED. ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS RELOADED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAMMER'S POWER CORD COMPARTMENT WAS BROKEN AND THAT THE FAN MAY HAVE BEEN NOISY. THE PROGRAMMER WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAMMER SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED OUT OF SPECIFICATION DURING MANUFACTURER¿S ANALYSIS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
464857 CARELINK PROGRAMMER, PACEMAKER KRG MEDTRONIC, INC. 2090W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1