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The lead under complaint was not returned for analysis.This report is therefore only based on the analysis of the icd itself as well as the inspection of the quality documents associated with the manufacture of the lead and the icd.The manufacturing process for the devices was re-investigated, revealing that all production steps were performed accordingly.There was no sign of any inconsistency during the manufacturing process.Particularly the final acceptance test proved the devices functions to be as specified.Upon receipt, the icd was interrogated, revealing the battery status eos.The icd was implanted for about 104 months and 111 charging cycles were recorded to the devices memory.The memory content of the device was inspected.During the analysis of the available iegms, noise was observed in the right ventricular channel, leading to multiple charging cycles that partially resulted in shock deliveries.Therefore, a sensing test was performed, and the device sensed the attached heart signals free of noise, proving the sensing function of the icd to be normal and as expected.The inspection of the shock holter data showed that an amount of 71 charging cycles were performed by the device between 12:49 pm and 01:51 pm on june 15, 2022.As a result of that fast-successive charging the eos battery status had occurred.The amount of charge taken from the battery was verified, revealing that the battery condition is as expected.The current consumption was also inspected and found to be normal.There was no indication of a device malfunction.The eos status was removed with a technical programmer and subsequent interrogation revealed the eri battery status.All electrical parameters were verified and showed a normal device behavior.Especially, the current consumption and the battery state of discharge were found normal and as expected.In conclusion, in the available iegms the occurrence of noise was observed in the right ventricular channel.This led to fast successive charging cycles that partially resulted in shock deliveries.The activation of the eos status resulted from that fast-successive charging.A thorough analysis of the icd, however, proved the device to be fully functional.There was no indication of a device malfunction.
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