Model Number DTBA1QQ |
Device Problem
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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Patient Problems
Endocarditis (1834); Fever (1858); Gangrene (1873); Unspecified Infection (1930); Sepsis (2067); Swelling (2091); Ulcer (2274)
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Event Date 05/21/2020 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Concomitant medical products: product id: 6935m55, product type: lead, implanted: (b)(6) 2013.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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It was reported that the patient presented to the emergency department due to a chronic foot ulcer.It was also reported that the patient had sepsis and bacteremia was observed in the right atrium and the right ventricle.A computerized tomography scan revealed necrotizing fasciitis and an echocardiogram revealed endocarditis.Blood cultures were taken and the organism was identified as (b)(6).Antibiotics were administered to the patient intravenously and the cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (crt-d) system was explanted.The patient is a participant in a clinical study.No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Product event summary: the device was returned and analyzed and no anomalies were found.The device was returned and screening analysis was performed, but no issue was identified requiring full analysis.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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It was later reported that the patient had experienced foot swelling and fever for four days prior to presenting to the emergency room and that they had a diabetic foot infection with gas gangrene caused by bacteremia.A mobile echodensity in the right atrium was attached to the right ventricular (rv) lead.The computerized tomography scan results were also corrected to report that there was in fact no evidence of necrotizing fasciitis in the patient's bilateral lower extremities.The patient receive a new device system a few days post-system extraction.
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