| Model Number |
401183 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Unspecified Infection (1930); Necrosis (1971); Heart Failure/Congestive Heart Failure (4446)
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| Date of Event |
04/14/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Death
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Event or Problem Description
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Patient hospitalized after a fall.There was a suspicion of infection.There was also skin necrosis around the pocket.The skin necrosis was cleaned.The system remains implanted at this time.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An infection was observed following the implantation of this biotronik device.The sterilization process was investigated.The validated process assures that all sterilization parameters, such as gas concentration, temperature, humidity, etc., are within its specified ranges for each distributed device.Additionally an analysis of validated microbiological indicators is performed after every sterilization procedure as evidence of successful completion of the sterilization process.Review of the biotronik complaint database did not reveal any changes regarding the trend for this type of incident.In summary, the infection was not device related.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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08-jun-2022 update: on (b)(6) 2022 patient was admitted to hospital with cardiogenic shock, low cerebral output, multi-organ failure and congestive heart failure.Patient died due to cardiogenic shock on (b)(6) 2022.An infection was observed following the implantation of this biotronik device.The sterilization process was investigated.The validated process assures that all sterilization parameters, such as gas concentration, temperature, humidity, etc., are within its specified ranges for each distributed device.Additionally an analysis of validated microbiological indicators is performed after every sterilization procedure as evidence of successful completion of the sterilization process.Review of the biotronik complaint database did not reveal any changes regarding the trend for this type of incident.In summary, the infection was not device related.
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