| Model Number |
D013 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Impedance Problem (2950)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
03/12/2019
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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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It was reported that that patient's communicator displayed a red call doctor (rcd) icon, which indicates a potential issue with their implantable cardioverter defibrillator (icd).Boston scientific technical services (ts) referred the patient to their following physician.A remote interrogation was performed and the right atrial (ra) lead and right ventricular (rv) lead exhibited out-of-range (oor) pacing impedances.The patient's ra and rv leads were non-boston scientific products.This icd system remains in service.No adverse patient effects were reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This product has not been returned to boston scientific, and as a result, laboratory analysis could not be conducted.The associated investigation determined that this device exhibited intermittent impedance measurements with no objective evidence of a malfunction or inadequate lead-to-device connection; please refer to the description for more information regarding the specific circumstances of this event.
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Event or Problem Description
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This supplemental report is being filed as the conclusion code was updated.
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