MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC EUROPE SARL AMPLIA MRI QUAD CRT-D SURESCAN; DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER, WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIO

Model Number DTMB2QQ

Device Problem Under-Sensing (1661)

Patient Problems Cardiac Arrest (1762); Death (1802); Ventricular Fibrillation (2130); Ventricular Tachycardia (2132)

Event Date 08/08/2020

Event Type  Death  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

The patient is deceased.It was reported that the patient experienced ventricular tachycardia (vt) with 150 beats per minute, that progressed to ventricular fibrillation (vf) over time.It was noted that the vf was undersensed and therapy could not be delivered.Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (pcps) was attached, however the patient expired the following day.

Manufacturer Narrative

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.

Event Description

Additional information received indicated the direct cause of death is unknown.Because of cardiac arrest due to vf, treatment was not delivered and the patient was hospitalized.Initially, it appeared that the patient started from vt at 150 beats per minute, but since the vt progressed to vf over time, it seemed that the sensed wave decreased and vf was undersensed.There was no treatment for vt.

• Brand Name: AMPLIA MRI QUAD CRT-D SURESCAN
• Type of Device: DEFIBRILLATOR, AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER, WITH CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATIO
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC EUROPE SARL; route du molliau 31; case postale; tolochenaz vaud 1131 ; CH 1131
• MDR Report Key: 10485919
• MDR Text Key: 205450305
• Report Number: 9614453-2020-02715
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: NIK
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: P010031
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 09/11/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 09/02/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Lay User/Patient
• Device Expiration Date: 11/28/2018
• Device Model Number: DTMB2QQ
• Device Catalogue Number: DTMB2QQ
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 09/10/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: 6947M62 LEAD, 439878 LEAD.
• Patient Outcome(s): Death
• Patient Age: 63 YR