It was reported that within a few hours of implant, the right ventricular (rv) lead exhibited a loss of capture.It was suspected t hat the lead had dislodged due to a loss of slack, as it had not been possible to sufficiently advance the superior vena cava (svc) coil past a certain spot due to the patient's anatomy.The lead was explanted and replaced with a single coil lead.After explant, it was observed that blood was present within the silicone sheathing, and it was suspected that a breach had occurred.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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Product event summary: the full lead was returned and analyzed.Analysis indicated the outer insulation of the lead was extrinsically breached due to a cut.There was blood on the distal conductor of the lead and it was not obstructed.The distal low voltage electrode of the lead was covered in body tissue/fibrotic growth.The overlay tubing of the lead was extrinsically breached due to a cut.Visual analysis of the lead indicated apparent explant damage.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.
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