FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

S-ICD SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4152431 · Received July 31, 2014

Report

Report Number
3009448963-2014-00162
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 31, 2014
Date of Event
July 3, 2014
Report Date
July 3, 2014
Manufacturer
CAMERON HEALTH
Product Code
NVY
PMA / PMN Number
P11042
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFO CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFO BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFO THAT ELECTIVE DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD (DFT) TESTING WAS GOING TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PT WITH THIS SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (S-ICD) SYSTEM. ON FLUOROSCOPY EVAL IT WAS NOTED THE ELECTRODE HAD MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THEREFORE, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS DONE AND WHEN THE XYPHOID INCISION WAS OPENED IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE SUTURE SLEEVE WAS FRACTURED; A THIRD OF THE SUTURE SLEEVE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ELECTRODE AND THE OTHER WAS STILL ATTACHED BUT WAS OVER THE SENSING ELECTRODE. THE SUTURE SLEEVE WAS REPLACED AND THE ELECTRODE WAS REPOSITIONED. THE DEVICE WAS ALSO REPOSITIONED TO A MORE FASCIAL LINE AT THIS TIME. NO DFT TESTING WAS COMPLETED AS THE PT WAS NOT INDUCIBLE. NO ADVERSE PT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN SERVICE. THE SUTURE SLEEVE WAS RETURNED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
447375 S-ICD SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CAMERON HEALTH 3010

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Hospitalization| L| R 1010