FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FL-601-97-12-B
MDR report key: 627823
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Received August 4, 2005
Report
- Report Number
- 1056553-2005-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 4, 2005
- Date of Event
- July 27, 2005
- Report Date
- August 3, 2005
- Manufacturer
- REMINGTON MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- DSA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- RI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN JULY 2005, A POST-OPERATIVE PT DEVELOPED COMPLETE HEART BLOCK AND REQUIRED DDD PACING WITH THE MEDTRONIC TEMPORARY PACING DEVICE. IN THE MORNING, THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WERE CALLED TO THE BEDSIDE BY NURSING TO EVALUATE THIS PT AFTER AN EPISODE OF ARRHYTHMIA NEAR SYNCOPE. UPON EXAMINING THE PT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PACER WAS LOOSING CAPTURE SECONDARY TO DISLODGMENT OF THE TEMPORARY EPICARDIAL PACING WIRES FROM THE DISPOSABLE TEMPORARY PACING CABLES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FL-601-97-12-B | BLUE DISPOSABLE EXTENSION CABLE | DSA | REMINGTON MEDICAL, INC. | FL-601-97-12-B | 041602 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | Life Threatening| R |