FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIOMONITOR 2-AF

MDR report key: 6608500 · Received June 2, 2017

Report

Report Number
1028232-2017-01813
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 2, 2017
Date of Event
May 16, 2017
Report Date
May 22, 2017
Manufacturer
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
Product Code
MXD
PMA / PMN Number
K152995
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN INFECTION WAS OBSERVED FOLLOWING THE IMPLANTATION OF THIS BIOTRONIK DEVICE. THE STERILIZATION PROCESS WAS INVESTIGATED. THE VALIDATED PROCESS ASSURES THAT ALL STERILIZATION PARAMETERS, SUCH AS GAS CONCENTRATION, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, ETC., ARE WITHIN ITS SPECIFIED RANGES FOR EACH DISTRIBUTED DEVICE. ADDITIONAL AN ANALYSIS OF VALIDATED MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS IS PERFORMED AFTER EVERY STERILIZATION PROCEDURE AS EVIDENCE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE STERILIZATION PROCESS. REVIEW OF THE BIOTRONIK COMPLAINT DATABASE DID NOT REVEAL ANY CHANGES REGARDING THE TREND FOR THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. IN SUMMARY, THE INFECTION WAS NOT DEVICE RELATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

OUS MDR. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO POCKET INFECTION, DEHISCENCE OF THE POCKET, AND PRESSURE ULCERS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
389099 BIOMONITOR 2-AF ICM MXD BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG 398493

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization