FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

EVERA XT DR

MDR report key: 5114396 · Received September 30, 2015

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2015-19039
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 30, 2015
Date of Event
September 4, 2015
Report Date
September 4, 2015
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
LWS
PMA / PMN Number
P980016
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT IS DECEASED AND DIED POST IMPLANT OF THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) SYSTEM. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE WHEN THE PATIENT WAS MOVED FROM THE CATH LAB TO THE PATIENT ROOM THE PATIENT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON A MONITOR AND A PACED RHYTHM WAS OBSERVED BUT NO PULSE. RESUSCITATION EFFORTS WERE INITIATED. AN ECHOCARDIOGRAM WAS TAKEN AND DEMONSTRATED PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND NO PERICARDIAL EFFUSION. DURING THE RESUSCITATION EFFORTS THE PATIENT DEVELOPED MULTIPLE EPISODES OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF) WHICH WERE SUCCESSFULLY DEFIBRILLATED THROUGH THE DEVICE. RESUSCITATION EFFORTS WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AND THE PATIENT DIED. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT XRAY INDICATED THE LEADS WERE IN GOOD PLACEMENT AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING IMPLANT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
646066 EVERA XT DR DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER LWS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. DDBB1D4

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00079 YR Death