MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE) QUARTET; PERMANENT PACEMAKER ELECTRODE

Model Number 1458Q/86

Device Problem Failure to Capture (1081)

Patient Problem Syncope (1610)

Event Date 06/17/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The results of the investigation are inconclusive since the device was not returned for analysis.Based on the information received, the cause of the reported incident could not be conclusively determined.

Event Description

Related manufacturer reference number: 2938836-2019-05006.It was reported that the patient felt dizzy and had a fall at home.The patient went to the hospital for device interrogation in which loss of left ventricular capture and low r-waves were observed.The physician believed that the right ventricular lead may have moved from it's original position as a result of the fall.The physician decided to reprogram the left ventricular pacing vectors and to explant and replace the right ventricular lead.The patient was stable.

• Brand Name: QUARTET
• Type of Device: PERMANENT PACEMAKER ELECTRODE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE); 645 almanor avenue; sunnyvale CA 94085
• Manufacturer (Section G): ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE); 645 almanor avenue; sunnyvale CA 94085
• Manufacturer Contact: elizabeth boltz ; 15900 valley view court; sylmar, CA 91342 ; 8184932577
• MDR Report Key: 8774287
• MDR Text Key: 150526816
• Report Number: 2938836-2019-05007
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: OJX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 05414734503198
• UDI-Public: 05414734503198
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P030054
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 07/09/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 07/09/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 03/31/2022
• Device Model Number: 1458Q/86
• Device Lot Number: A000077987
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/17/2019
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 04/09/2019
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: OPTISURE