| Model Number |
393012 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Premature Elective Replacement Indicator (1483)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
06/03/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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This device was explanted due to eri with unexpected battery behavior.No adverse patient events were reported.Should additional information become available, this file will be updated.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The device is currently not available for analysis.No conclusion can be drawn at this time.No additional information is available at the moment.The file is closed.The investigation will be re-opened should additional data become available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Prior to the analysis of the device, the quality documents accompanying the manufacturing process for this icd were re-investigated.All production steps were performed accordingly, and in particular the final acceptance test proved the device functions to be as specified.As a first step in the analysis, the device was interrogated.The interrogation could be properly performed and it revealed the eos battery status, detected after explantation of the device on (b)(6) 2022.The device was implanted for approximately 41 months.In order to obtain further insights, the icd was opened and the inner assembly was inspected.The visual inspection showed no anomalies.The overall current consumption of the electronic module was verified by direct measurement and proved to be normal and as expected.There was no indication of a malfunction of the electronic module.Battery voltage measurement confirmed a depleted battery, which could be attributed to an increased internal self-depletion within the battery.Please note that this icd is affected by the field safety corrective action, bio-lqc, initiated in march 2021.
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