ACUITY
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2018-06806
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 16, 2018
- Date of Event
- March 22, 2018
- Report Date
- March 22, 2018
- Manufacturer
- CPI - DEL CARIBE
- Product Code
- LWP
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
UPON RECEIPT AT OUR POST MARKET QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY, A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THE LEAD WAS PERFORMED. TESTING WAS COMPLETED TO ASSESS LEAD ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE AND INNER/OUTER INSULATION INTEGRITY. MEASUREMENTS THROUGHOUT THESE TESTS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. MICROSCOPIC INSPECTIONS OF THE TERMINAL PIN ASSEMBLY, LEAD BODY, AND ELECTRODE TIP FOUND NO ANOMALIES. LABORATORY TESTING WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND DETAILED ANALYSIS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES. LABORATORY ANALYSIS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY LEAD CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD DISLODGED. IT WAS CONFIRMED VIA X-RAY AND LOSS OF CAPTURE. THE CAUSE COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT'S EXERCISE MOTION. THE LV LEAD EXHIBITED LOSS OF CAPTURE AND THE SLACK COULD NOT BE ADVANCED. THE LV LEAD WAS EXPLANTED. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275013 | ACUITY | IMPLANTABLE LEAD | LWP | CPI - DEL CARIBE | 4672 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Hospitalization| L| R | 4671| 4672| 7742| G148| MISMATCH |