Following the battery performance alert (bpa) advisory, a bpa was received by the clinician and the device was explanted.The patient received an early battery depletion alert indicating that the device was at eri.Later, the patient presented into the clinic for further evaluations on (b)(6) 2019.The physician was unable to fully interrogate the device.The patient was immediately scheduled for device change-out procedure.Prior to the procedure on (b)(6) 2019, the device was able to be interrogated, and there were no issues running normal tests and retrieving information.The device was explanted and replaced.The patient was stable before, during, and after the procedure.
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Premature battery depletion was confirmed by analysis.No sources of high current were noted.The cause of the premature battery depletion was consistent with li cluster formation.From these analyses, in the absence of high current draw, it is probable that the premature battery depletion was caused by a lithium cluster induced short circuit.Li clusters are a known depletion mechanism for these advisory products that has been investigated and associated with a field action in october 2016.The device is included in the battery performance alert advisory issued by abbott on 28 august 2017.
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