FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
INTERVENE
MDR report key: 3994716
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Received August 8, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2014-15224
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 8, 2014
- Date of Event
- March 28, 2014
- Report Date
- May 27, 2014
- Manufacturer
- GUIDANT ANGLETON/ST. PAUL
- Product Code
- LWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P940008
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND REPLACED. AS THE LEAD WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, THE CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) AND THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED NOISE AND OVERSENSING WHICH RESULTED IN 2-3 SECONDS OF PACING INHIBITION. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT MAINTAINED AN UNDERLYING RHYTHM OF 50 BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM). THE PATIENT IS PACER DEPENDENT BUT IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO ASYSTOLE GREATER THAN 2 SECONDS OCCURRED. ALL OTHER MEASUREMENTS WERE NORMAL. A SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED WHERE THE LEAD WAS SURGICALLY ABANDONED AND THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466718 | INTERVENE | IMPLANTABLE LEAD | LWS | GUIDANT ANGLETON/ST. PAUL | 497-24 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 YR | T180| A135| 497-24| 1831| 438-10 |