FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 7255034 · Received February 8, 2018

Report

Report Number
2182208-2018-00118
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2018
Date of Event
April 24, 2017
Report Date
February 8, 2018
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
DXY
PMA / PMN Number
P900061
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GR
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 GENDER OF THE BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS IS MALE AND THE BASELINE AGE IS 63 YEARS OLD. 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:¿REAL LIFE¿ LONGEVITY OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICES. CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY. 2017; 40(9):759-764. DOI: 10.1002/CLC.22729. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS REVIEWED WHICH CONTAINED INFORMATION REGARDING IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS (ICD). 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 PATIENTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION. THE STATUS OF THE DEVICES IS UNKNOWN. FURTHER FOLLOW UP DID NOT YET YIELD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
99695 PULSE-GENERATOR, PACEMAKER, IMPLANTABLE DXY MEDTRONIC, INC. MDT-ICD

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Hospitalization| R