FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MICRA

MDR report key: 6162959 · Received December 9, 2016

Report

Report Number
9612164-2016-01272
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 9, 2016
Date of Event
September 29, 2016
Report Date
October 12, 2016
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC IRELAND
Product Code
PNJ
PMA / PMN Number
P150033
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOON AFTER IMPLANT OF THE LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TWO VENTRICULAR TA CHYCARDIA (VT) EPISODES WHICH HAD TO BE DEFIBRILLATED. AT THIS TIME THE PATIENT HAD AN EJECTION FRACTION (EF) OF 43%. THE PATIENT THEN HAD AN EPISODE OF PERSISTENT VT. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO ABLATE THE TACHYCARDIA WITH NO SUCCESS. PATIENT¿S EF WAS NOW 15%. DURING ABLATION THEY MEASURED THE POINT OF FIRST POLARIZATION WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE IPG. THE IPG WAS EXPLANTED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
811260 MICRA LEADLESS PACEMAKER PNJ MEDTRONIC IRELAND MC1VR01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Hospitalization| R