FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 7172740 · Received January 8, 2018

Report

Report Number
2182208-2018-00004
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 8, 2018
Date of Event
January 1, 2016
Report Date
January 8, 2018
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
DXY
PMA / PMN Number
P900061
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ENTIRELY ON JOURNAL LITERATURE. THIS EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE US. MULTIPLE PATIENTS AND MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE NOTED IN THE ARTICLE; HOWEVER, A ONE TO ONE CORRELATION COULD NOT BE MADE WITH UNIQUE DEVICE/SERIAL NUMBERS. THE DATE OF DEATH IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT; AS THERE IS NO INDICATION OF SPECIFIC SERIAL NUMBER/PATIENT INFORMATION. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER OR DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER, THE MANUFACTURING DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. SINCE NO DEVICE ID WAS PROVIDED, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS EVENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AND UPON RECEIPT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. REFERENCED ARTICLE:SPANISH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR REGISTRY. 13TH OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE SPANISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND ARRHYTHMIAS SECTION (2016). 2017; 70(11):960-970. 10.1016/J.RECESP.2017.07.018

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS REVIEWED WHICH CONTAINED INFORMATION REGARDING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS (ICDS). MULTIPLE PATIENTS AND MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE NOTED IN THE ARTICLE; HOWEVER, A ONE TO ONE CORRELATION COULD NOT BE MADE WITH UNIQUE DEVICE SERIAL NUMBERS. THE ARTICLE REPORTS THAT THERE WAS ONE PATIENT DEATH. THE ARTICLE ADDITIONALLY REPORTS THAT PATIENTS EXPERIENCED CORONARY SINUS DISSECTION, TAMPONADE, PNEUMOTHORAX, AND UNSPECIFIC COMPLICATIONS. THE STATUS OF THE DEVICE IS UNKNOWN. FURTHER FOLLOW UP DID NOT YET YIELD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
15613 PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE DXY MEDTRONIC, INC. MDT-UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death| H| L| R