FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FORTIFY DR
MDR report key: 4091861
·
Received January 13, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2938836-2014-05172
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 13, 2014
- Date of Event
- February 20, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC., CRMD
- Product Code
- LWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- P910023
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER, NO MEDWATCH FORM WAS RECEIVED. THIS HISTORICAL COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINT FILES IN RESPONSE TO A RECENT FDA INSPECTION. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND THIS REPORT ONLY REPRESENTS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE REPORTING CRITERIA GOING FORWARD. EVALUATION DESCRIPTION: THE REPORTED FIELD EVENT OF CAPTURE THRESHOLD ANOMALIES COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. BENCH AND ATE TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FIELD EVENT REMAINS UNDETERMINED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE HAD HIGH PACING THRESHOLD. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34023 | FORTIFY DR | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR | LWS | ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC., CRMD | CD2231-40 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR |