This information is based entirely on journal literature.All information provided is included in this report.Patient information is limited due to confidentiality concerns.Without a lot number or device serial number, the manufacturing date cannot be determined.Since no device id was provided, it is unknown if this event has been previously reported.Request for additional information will be made and upon receipt a supplemental report will be submitted accordingly.Referenced article: ¿migration of an implantable loop recorder into the pleural space.¿ preminger m.W., musat d.L., sichrovsky t., bhatt a.G., mittal s.Heartrhythm case reports.2017; 3(11):539-541.Doi: 10.1016/j.Hrcr.2017.07.012.
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A journal article was reviewed which contained information this model of an implantable loop recorders (ilrs).The article reported that on the 35th day post-procedure to implant the ilr, there was a patient who presented to the emergency room (er) after a ¿sudden onset¿ of chest discomfort, shortness of breath and sweating.A chest radiograph showed that the ilr had ¿migrated into the left pleural space.¿ the physician was also unable to interrogate the ilr by using the programmer head.The patient was taken to the operating room for surgery to locate and subsequently remove the ilr.It was discovered that there was an area of ¿erythema on the pleural surface in the anterior fourth intercostal space.¿ the patient had an ¿uneventful¿ recovery.The status of the ilr is unknown.Further follow up did not yet yield any additional information.No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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