Upon receipt, the lead under complaint was found cut 40 cm distal to the is4 connector pin (into two segments).All fragments were received for analysis.An extraction aid was found on the distal fragment, it is reasonable to assume that the lead was cut during the surgery.The analysis showed that the conductor coil was found fractured 25 cm proximal to the lead tip, which is assumed to be the root cause of the reported clinical observations.Based on the characteristics of the fracture mentioned above, it is reasonable to assume that the lead had been subject to severe mechanical stress in the implanted state.Prior to the analysis of the device, the quality documents accompanying the manufacturing process for this device were re-investigated.All production steps were performed accordingly, and in particular the final acceptance test proved the device functions to be as specified.In conclusion, the analysis did not reveal any sign of a material or manufacturing problem.
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