FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PROTECTA XT CRT-D

MDR report key: 4101215 · 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