FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALTRUA

MDR report key: 4132375 · Received October 1, 2014

Report

Report Number
2124215-2014-14505
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 1, 2014
Date of Event
July 18, 2014
Report Date
July 18, 2014
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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 THERE WAS OVERSENSING ON THIS DEVICE AND COMPETITOR RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL SERVICES (TS) REVIEWED THE DEVICE DATA AND CONFIRMED THE POTENTIAL FOR INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CAPTURE, LATENT CAPTURE OR EVEN COMPETITION WITH INTRINSIC CONDUCTION. IN THE EPISODES THERE IS A CHANGE IN MORPHOLOGY, LIKELY DUE TO FUSION AND THEN THE FOLLOWING BEATS EXHIBIT THE PATTERN OF SENSOR DRIVEN PACING FOLLOWED BY A SENSED EVENT IN REFRACTORY. THE SENSED EVENT AFTER THE PACED EVENT DOES NOT HAVE CONSISTENT TIMING. THE LATER TIMES LEAD TO THE SENSED EVENT FALLING OUTSIDE OF REFRACTORY AND RESETS TIMING. IT WAS UNCLEAR WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION IF THERE WAS ASYSTOLE. TESTING WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE OBSERVATIONS. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
612991 ALTRUA IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND S501

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 S501