FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

S-ICD SYSTEM

MDR report key: 5241930 · Received November 22, 2015

Report

Report Number
3009448963-2015-00635
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 22, 2015
Date of Event
October 29, 2015
Report Date
October 29, 2015
Manufacturer
CAMERON HEALTH
Product Code
NVY
UDI-DI
00802526530906
PMA / PMN Number
P11042
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS REPORT IS EXPECTED, OUR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT PRIOR TO THE IMPLANT OF THE SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (S-ICD) AND ELECTRODE THE PATIENT HAD LOST 80 TO 100 POUNDS AND WAS SELF CONSCIOUS OVER HAVING AN INCISION AT THE STERNUM. DUE TO THIS REASON THE PHYSICIAN OPTED TO USE THE TWO INCISION TECHNIQUE. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRODE HAD NOW BECOME DISLODGED AND HAD MIGRATED OVER THE LEFT LUNG. THE S-ICD ALSO MIGRATED. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF THE PATIENT'S SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE ALSO MIGRATED AND WAS ON THE TOP BORDER OF THE S-ICD. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED WHERE THE DEVICE AND ELECTRODE WERE REPOSITIONED. DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLD (DFT) TESTING WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL THE FIRST TWO TIMES SO THE SYSTEM WAS REPOSITIONED AGAIN DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. SUCCESSFUL DFT TESTING WAS ACHIEVED AFTER THE SECOND REPOSITIONING AND THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN SERVICE. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
772037 S-ICD SYSTEM IMPLANTABLE LEAD NVY CAMERON HEALTH 3010 00802526530906

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Hospitalization| L| R