FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOTAK RELIANCE

MDR report key: 4131509 · Received October 1, 2014

Report

Report Number
2124215-2014-14272
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 1, 2014
Date of Event
July 3, 2014
Report Date
July 3, 2014
Manufacturer
CPI - DEL CARIBE
Product Code
LWS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD DETECTED NOISE, RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE SENSING OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF) WAS OBSERVED. THE DEFIBRILLATION PORTION OF THIS LEAD WAS PROGRAMMED OFF. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF INAPPROPRIATE THERAPY WAS DELIVERED. PACING FUNCTION AND OUTPUT WAS NOT AFFECTED. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND THE RV LEAD WAS PARTIALLY SURGICALLY ABANDONED, WITH THE PACING THERAPY PROGRAMMED ON. A CONDUCTOR FRACTURE WAS SUSPECTED, HOWEVER, WAS NOT CONFIRMED WITH FLUOROSCOPY. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
611860 ENDOTAK RELIANCE IMPLANTABLE LEAD LWS CPI - DEL CARIBE 0184

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Hospitalization| L| R N164| 0184| H175| 4513| 0185| 4054| N118