FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENERGEN

MDR report key: 4232392 · Received November 6, 2014

Report

Report Number
2124215-2014-19549
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 6, 2014
Date of Event
September 3, 2014
Report Date
September 3, 2014
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
NIK
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS OF TODAY, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE PATIENT WITH THIS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE DEVICE BEGAN TO AP-VP AT A RHYTHM OF 130-150 BEATS PER MINUTE. THE PATIENT DID NOT TOLERATE THE HIGH RATE PACING WELL. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) WAS PERFORMED AND THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED. THE LOCAL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC FIELD REPRESENTATIVE SENT IN TELEMETRY STRIPS FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES TO REVIEW. OF NOTE, THERE WERE NO STORED EPISODES IN THE DEVICE'S EVENT LOGBOOK AND THE STRIPS THAT WERE SENT IN FOR REVIEW WERE DURING A PERIOD WHEN THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING CPR. TS REVIEWED THE STRIPS AND SUSPECTED THAT VENTRICULAR RATE REGULATION (VRR) WAS THE SOURCE OF THE OBSERVED DEVICE BEHAVIOR. TS RECOMMENDED THAT A SAVE TO DISK BE SENT IN FOR REVIEW. THE FR PROGRAMMED RATE RESPONSE AND VRR TO OFF. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE FR. THE DEVICE REMAINS IN SERVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
715253 ENERGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR NIK GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND N140

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Life Threatening| R 4135| 4543| N140| 0292