FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 3993609 · Received August 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
2183613-2014-01071
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 8, 2014
Date of Event
May 2, 2014
Report Date
June 19, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC.
Product Code
LWP
PMA / PMN Number
P820003
Removal / Correction Number
Z-1661-2014
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. THIS DEVICE WAS INCLUDED IN THAT FIELD ACTION, BUT RETURNED PRODUCT TESTING FOUND THE DEVICE DID NOT PERFORM AS DESCRIBED IN THE FIELD ACTION. PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE REPORTED EVENT, THE LOWER CASE WAS BROKEN. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE HIGH RATE COVER WAS MISSING, THE MAIN CLEAR COVER WAS MISSING, THE UPPER CASE WAS BROKEN, ALL THREE CONTROL KNOBS WERE BROKEN, ONE BATTERY RELEASE LATCH WAS BROKEN, ONE BAIL COVER WAS BROKEN, THE RING COVER WAS BROKEN, THREE CASE SCREWS WERE MISSING, THE MAIN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) WAS CORRODED AND THE BATTERY FLEX WAS CORRODED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE AFTER THE UNIT WAS DROPPED. IT WAS ANALYZED AND TESTED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
468338 PULSE-GENERATOR, DUAL CHAMBER, IMPLANTABLE LWP MEDTRONIC MILACA, INC. 5348

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1