FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPSUREFIX NOVUS

MDR report key: 3992127 · Received August 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
2649622-2014-10048
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2014
Date of Event
June 27, 2014
Report Date
June 27, 2014
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
P930039
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE FULL LEAD WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. BLOOD WAS OBSERVED ON THE SLEEVE-HEAD OF THE LEAD. THE OUTER INSULATION OF THE LEAD WAS EXTRINSICALLY BREACHED DUE TO A CUT. THE OUTER INSULATION OF THE LEAD WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE BLOOD INGRESSION. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEAD INDICATES DAMAGED AT IMPLANT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEAD WAS RETURNED WITH THE OUTER INSULATION BREACHED, WAS CUT EXTRINSICALLY, AND HAD BLOOD INGRESSION. THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD INGRESSION ALONG THE LEAD LENGTH LEADS TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CUT OCCURRED AT IMPLANT.

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).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: PERFORMANCE DATA OF THE LEAD WAS COLLECTED FROM THE DEVICE AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE MEMORY YIELDED NO ANOMALIES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST IMPLANT INTERROGATION SHOWS HIGH THRESHOLDS ON THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. A CHEST FLUOROSCOPY SHOWS A POSSIBLE MICRO-DISLODGEMENT ON THE LEAD. THE RV LEAD WAS REVISED AND PLACED IN THE LOW SEPTAL REGION INSTEAD OF THE RV APEX. AFTER THE LEAD REVISION, ANOTHER POST OP INTERROGATION SHOWS HIGH THRESHOLDS ON THE RV LEAD AGAIN. THE RV LEAD WAS EXTRACTED AND A NEW LEAD WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD WAS FOUND TO HAVE DISLODGED AFTER THE FIRST RV LEAD REVISION. THE RA LEAD WAS EXTRACTED AND A NEW LEAD WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT HAD A PLEURAL EFFUSION DUE TO THE LEAD REPLACEMENT AND WAS TREATED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
471390 CAPSUREFIX NOVUS ELECTRODE, PACEMAKER, PERMANENT DTB MPRI 5076-52

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00084 YR Hospitalization| L| R 5076-58 LEAD, VEDR01 IPG