FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

MEDTRONIC INSYNC MARQUIS

MDR report key: 597122 · Received April 18, 2005

Report

Report Number
597122
Event Type
Other
Date Received
April 18, 2005
Date of Event
September 21, 2004
Report Date
April 18, 2005
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
NIK
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OH, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MEDTRONIC RECALL OF ICD GENERATOR DEVICE SECONDARY TO POSSIBLE BATTERY MALFUNCTION. A PATIENT WITH A HISTORY OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, SKIN CANCER AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE. ON COUMADIN FOR VENOUS THROMBOSIS STATUS POST INITIAL ICD PLACEMENT. THE PATIENT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PHYSICIAN OF RECALL ALERT BY MEDTRONIC (EVIDENCE IN A SMALL NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT THE BATTERY MAY RAPIDLY DEPLETE WITHOUT WARNING). THE PATIENT WAS WORRIED AND ANXIOUS AND REQUESTED GENERATOR BE REPLACED RATHER THAN HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORRY ABOUT THE DEVICE FUNCTIONING APPROPRIATELY. PER MEDICAL DOCTOR'S HISTORY AND PHYSICAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MEDTRONIC INSYNC MARQUIS ICD NIK MEDTRONIC, INC. 7278 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR