FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ACCENT DR RF
MDR report key: 4151039
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Received January 13, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2017865-2014-06591
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 13, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 4, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CRMD
- Product Code
- DXY
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ALL INFO WAS PROVIDED BY MFR, 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. EVAL DESCRIPTION: THE REPORTED FIELD EVENT OF SET SCREW NOT TIGHTENING WAS CONFIRMED IN THE LABORATORY. THE A TIP AND V TIP CONNECTOR BLOCKS NOTED SOME MEDICAL ADHESIVE IN BETWEEN THREADS. THE MEDICAL ADHESIVE POTENTIALLY CLOGGED THE SET SCREW INSET, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TIGHTEN THE SET SCREW AND STRIPPING BOTH SET SCREW INSETS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ATRIAL SETSCREW WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31894 | ACCENT DR RF | IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER PULSE GENERATOR | DXY | ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CRMD | PM2210 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 YR |