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439688 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Occlusion (1984)
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| Date of Event |
08/23/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient experienced intermittent dizziness and presyncope.The right ventricular (rv) lead exhibited a high lead impedance warning.A polarity switch occurred.The lead also exhibited high number of the sensing integrity counter (sic) oversensing episodes and noise.The patient is pacemaker dependent and is symptomatic to noise on the rv lead, which is causing underpacing.Rv lead fracture was suspected.The rv lead was removed and replaced with a rv his bundle lead.During the rv lead replacement procedure, the left ventricular (lv) lead was inadvertently cut with scissors as the scar tissue was being removed.The physician tried to remove the entire lv lead and attempted to place another lv lead, however, the lateral branch was occluded.The lv lead was partially removed.No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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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Event or Problem Description
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It was further reported that the cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (crt-p) exhibited noise on the atrial channel due to cautery during the rv lead revision.The crt-p remains in use.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product event summary: the proximal portion of the lead was returned, analyzed, and no anomalies were found.The proximal conductor of the lead became extrinsically fractured due to a cut.The distal conductor of the lead became extrinsically fractured due to a cut.The outer insulation of the lead was extrinsically breached due to a cut.Visual analysis of the lead indicated apparent explant damage.The analyst noted the outer insulation, proximal and distal conductors were extrinsically cut at 50.5 cm.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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