FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ANTHEM RF CRT-P

MDR report key: 6487800 · Received April 12, 2017

Report

Report Number
2017865-2017-02234
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 12, 2017
Date of Event
December 1, 2016
Report Date
July 24, 2017
Manufacturer
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SYLMAR)
Product Code
NKE
PMA / PMN Number
P880086
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED FIELD EVENT OF FALSE ERI/EOS ALERTS WAS CONFIRMED IN THE LABORATORY. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE IMAGE REVEALED THAT ERI STATUS WAS STILL SET TO BOL AND RECORDED BATTERY VOLTAGE REMAINED ABOVE ERI DURING IMPLANT DURATION. POSTPONED MONTHLY VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS WERE LIKELY CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE TELEMETRY USAGE. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED ON THE BENCH AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. AFTER RELOADING FIRMWARE TO CLEAR ERI AND EOS ALERTS, FURTHER ANALYSIS DETERMINED NORMAL BATTERY DEPLETION. THE CAUSE OF THE FALSE ERI/EOS ALERTS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING DEVICE CHANGE OUT FOR NORMAL ERI IT WAS NOTED THAT ALERTS FOR EOS AND ERI HAD BEEN INAPPROPRIATELY TRIGGERED IN PAST. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
269711 ANTHEM RF CRT-P IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER PULSE GENERATOR NKE ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SYLMAR) PM3210 3626566

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR