ENDOTAK RELIANCE
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2016-19948
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 21, 2016
- Date of Event
- November 22, 2016
- Report Date
- December 15, 2016
- Manufacturer
- CPI - DEL CARIBE
- Product Code
- NVY
- PMA / PMN Number
- P910073/S077
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
AT THIS TIME, THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED, ANALYSIS WILL BE PERFORMED AND THIS REPORT WOULD BE UPDATED AT THAT TIME.
UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE LEAD WAS PERFORMED. RESISTANCE AND PRESSURE TESTS WERE COMPLETED TO ASSESS LEAD ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE AND INSULATION INTEGRITY. MEASUREMENTS THROUGHOUT THESE TESTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. MICROSCOPIC INSPECTIONS OF THE TERMINAL PIN ASSEMBLY, LEAD BODY, AND ELECTRODE TIP FOUND NO ANOMALIES. LABORATORY TESTING WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND DETAILED ANALYSIS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT AFTER INITIAL PLACEMENT OF THIS RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD, IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS WERE UNABLE TO BE OBTAINED THROUGH A PACING SYSTEM ANALYZER (PSA) AND LOSS OF CAPTURE (LOC) WAS OBSERVED. THE LEAD WAS REPOSITIONED AND CONNECTED TO THE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) AND LOSS OF CAPTURE (LOC) AND HIGH OUT OF RANGE PACING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS GREATER THAN 2,000 OHMS WAS OBSERVED. THE LEAD WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT NOT IMPLANTED AND THE ICD REMAINS IMPLANTED AND IN SERVICE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 842999 | ENDOTAK RELIANCE | NVY | CPI - DEL CARIBE | 0295 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR | 0295| D010 |