MICRA
Report
- Report Number
- 9612164-2020-01399
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 30, 2020
- Date of Event
- March 5, 2020
- Report Date
- April 23, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC IRELAND
- Product Code
- PNJ
- UDI-DI
- 00643169711761
- PMA / PMN Number
- P150033
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
SECTION D INFORMATION REFERENCES THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM. OTHER RELEVANT DEVICE(S) ARE: H3: YES H6: FDA METHOD CODE(S): 10 H6: FDA RESULTS CODE(S): 180, 3243 H6: FDA CONCLUSION CODE(S): 4307 PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE ANALYST NOTED THE FULL DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS RETURNED WITH THE DEVICE INTACT IN THE DEVICE CUP. THE LUMEN OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS TORN. FLAT WIRE WAS FOUND PROTRUDING FROM THE DELIVERY SYSTEM OUTER SHAFT AT 3.7 CM FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE DELIVERY SYSTEM TETHER WAS CUT NEAR THE TETHER PIN. THE DELIVERY SYSTEM OUTER SHAFT WAS KINKED/BUCKLED AT THE 6 CM FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE DELIVERY SYSTEM INNER SHAFT WAS MECHANICALLY KINKED/BENT AT 1.5 CM FROM THE DISTAL END OF THE RECAPTURE CONE. BLOOD WAS OBSERVED ON THE DEVICE CUP OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. MEDTRONIC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REPORTING REGULATIONS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY ¿DEFECTS¿ OR HAS ¿MALFUNCTIONED¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATORY REPORTING. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
PRODUCT EVENT SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND ANALYZED. RETURNED PRODUCT ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. MEDTRONIC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REPORTING REGULATIONS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY ¿DEFECTS¿ OR HAS ¿MALFUNCTIONED¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATORY REPORTING. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
SECTION D INFORMATION REFERENCES THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM. OTHER RELEVANT DEVICE(S) ARE: MICRA, MODEL #: MC1VR01-DELSYS / EXPIRATION DATE: 28-MAY-2021 / SERIAL#: (B)(4), UDI #: (B)(4), DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION: YES, RETURN DATE: 10MAR2020, DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUF: NO, DEVICE EVALUATION ANTICIPATED, BUT NOT YET BEGUN DEV RTN TO MFR? YES H4: MFG DATE: 21-JAN-2020 H5: YES, (B)(4). IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, A TOUGH TIME WAS ENCOUNTERED BY THE PHYSICIAN PULLING THE LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) DELIVERY SYSTEM (DS) TETHER AFTER IT WAS CUT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE LEADLESS IPG BECAME DISLODGED. THE LEADLESS IPG SYSTEM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360203 | MICRA | LEADLESS PACEMAKER | PNJ | MEDTRONIC IRELAND | MC1VR01US | 00643169711761 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 YR |