FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KAPPA 700 DR

MDR report key: 3992878 · Received August 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2014-14734
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2014
Date of Event
July 12, 2000
Report Date
May 8, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO, JUNCOS
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
P980035
Removal / Correction Number
Z-2120-2011
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS DEVICE WAS INCLUDED IN A FIELD ACTION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AND WITHOUT THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THIS DEVICE PERFORMED AS DESCRIBED IN THE FIELD ACTION. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY A PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER THAT DURING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN "MISPLACED THE LEADS AND PUNCTURED THE LUNG AND (THE PATIENT) ALMOST DIED." IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE BATTERY "RAN OUT EARLY BECAUSE IT WAS TURNED UP AS HIGH AS IT WOULD GO." FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PHYSICIAN'S CLINIC WAS ATTEMPTED; HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED. THE DEVICE AND LEADS WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
471847 KAPPA 700 DR PULSE GENERATOR, PERMANENT, IMPLANTABLE NVZ MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO, JUNCOS KDR701

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00070 YR Hospitalization| R 5068-45 LEAD, 5068-52 LEAD