FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
PROTECTA XT CRT-D
MDR report key: 4101215
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Received September 19, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 9614453-2014-02063
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- September 19, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 22, 2014
- Report Date
- August 25, 2014
- Manufacturer
- IPG MFG SWITZERLAND
- Product Code
- NIK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010031
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE U.S. WHERE THE SAME MODEL IS DISTRIBUTED. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE DUE TO CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS. THIS MODEL NUMBER IS NOT APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER, IT IS IN THE SAME BRAND FAMILY AS A DEVICE MARKETED IN THE U.S. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WITH AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) WAS FOUND DECEASED AT HOME. INTERROGATION OF THE DEVICE INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT WENT INTO AN ARRHYTHMIA AND THE ICD DELIVERED SIX SHOCKS AND THE SEVENTH SHOCK WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN TERMINATING THE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582479 | PROTECTA XT CRT-D | DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER, WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIO | NIK | IPG MFG SWITZERLAND | D354TRG |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00065 YR | Death |