FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPSUREFIX NOVUS

MDR report key: 4970159 · Received August 5, 2015

Report

Report Number
2649622-2015-08672
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 5, 2015
Date of Event
June 30, 2015
Report Date
June 30, 2015
Manufacturer
MPRI
Product Code
DTB
PMA / PMN Number
P930039
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED REFLECTS ALL RELEVANT DATA RECEIVED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: VEDR01, IPG, IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2010. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH EPISODES OF SYNCOPE DUE TO INTERMITTENT CAPTURE ON THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. THE RV OUTPUT WAS INCREASED AND NO FURTHER EPISODES OF NON-CAPTURE WERE OBSERVED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD HAD HIGH THRESHOLDS. X-RAY SHOWED LACK OF SLACK ON THE RA AND RV LEADS, AND IT WAS FELT THAT THE LOSS OF CAPTURE WAS DUE TO THE SLACK ISSUE, REQUIRING HIGHER THRESHOLDS AT CERTAIN POSITIONS. THE LEADS WERE CAPPED AND REPLACED TWO DAYS LATER. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE OLD SYSTEM HAD BEEN INACTIVATED WHEN THE NEW SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED. THE LEADS WERE LATER CAPPED AND THE DEVICE EXPLANTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE RV LEAD HAD HIGH THRESHOLDS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
512601 CAPSUREFIX NOVUS ELECTRODE, PACEMAKER, PERMANENT DTB MPRI 5076-52

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00091 YR Hospitalization| L| R