FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

S-ICD SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4181338 · Received August 7, 2014

Report

Report Number
3009448963-2014-00169
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 7, 2014
Date of Event
July 11, 2014
Report Date
July 11, 2014
Manufacturer
CAMERON HEALTH
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P11042
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AS NO FURTHER INFO CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, 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 THIS PT UNDERWENT A LEAD EXTRACTION JUST PRIOR TO THE IMPLANT OF THIS SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (S-ICD) SYSTEM FOR WHICH THE PHYSICIAN USED A TWO INCISION TECHNIQUE. THE PT HAD A HISTORY OF NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY, RENAL ISSUES, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, AND ON THE DAY OF THE PROCEDURE HAD HIGH POTASSIUM LEVELS. AT THE END OF THE IMPLANT THE PT WENT INTO FLASH PULMONARY EDEMA, AND AS THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST WAS INTUBATING PT AN INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK WAS DELIVERED DUE TO NOISE. POTENTIAL REASONS THAT THE NOISE MAY HAVE OCCURRED WERE REVIEWED. DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD (DFT) TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE PT'S HEALTH CONDITION. THE S-ICD WAS RE-OPTIMIZED IN THE RECOVERY ROOM WHERE A DIFFERENT SENSING VECTOR WAS SELECTED AND PROGRAMMED. A CHEST X-RAY WAS TAKEN AS WELL, BUT RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. FURTHER EVAL WAS PLANNED AT THE TIME OF THE PT'S WOUND CHECK. THE PT WAS EXTUBATED THE DAY POST IMPLANT. NO FURTHER ADVERSE PT EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
462380 S-ICD SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS CAMERON HEALTH 1010

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 37 YR Hospitalization| L| R (B)(4)