FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PULSE GENERATOR, PERMANENT, IMPLANTABLE

MDR report key: 8228224 · Received January 8, 2019

Report

Report Number
2182208-2019-00053
Event Type
Death
Date Received
January 8, 2019
Date of Event
December 1, 2018
Report Date
January 8, 2019
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC, INC.
Product Code
NVZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DATE OF DEATH (DOD) WAS NOT PROVIDED, THEREFORE THE IDENTIFIED DOD AND DATE OF EVENT IS AN ESTIMATE. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT BY THE PATIENT'S SPOUSE THAT THE LEAD WAS 'BAD' AND THE PATIENT HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) WAS REPLACED AND THE LEAD REMAINED IN USE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT SEVEN DAYS LATER THE PATIENT DIED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
20861 PULSE GENERATOR, PERMANENT, IMPLANTABLE NVZ MEDTRONIC, INC. MDT-IPG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death MDT-LEAD