Table 2.
Case no. | Model | MDR event key | Lead age | Sign | Analysis |
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1 | 7120/65 | 2487350 | 48 | Low impedance | Internal abrasion 23 cm from distal tip. RV conductor abraded: ‘This could cause the reported low impedance when in contact with the SVC shock coil’. |
2 | 7120/65 | 2332798 | 38 | Low impedance | Insulation abrasion near connector pin |
3 | 7120/65 | 2409021 | 36 | Insulation break near yolk | Analysis found insulation abrasion in unspecified location |
4 | 7120/65 | 2463178 | 35 | Intermittent loss of capture | Abrasion adjacent to proximal end of RV coil; friction with annuloplasty ring |
5 | 7120/65 | 2409091 | 35 | Low impedance | Can abrasion |
RV cables exposed | |||||
6 | 7122/65 | 2409053 | 33 | Oversensing | Analysis found insulation abrasion in unspecified location |
7 | 7170/65 | 2332939 | 33 | Oversensing | Analysis found insulation abrasion in unspecified location |
Inappropriate shocks | |||||
8 | 7120/65 | 2084498 | 33 | Low impedance | Can abrasion |
RV cables exposed; ETFE compromised | |||||
9 | 7121/65 | 2084194 | 31 | Oversensing Inappropriate shocks | Can abrasion |
SVC cable abraded | |||||
10 | 7170/65 | 2084197 | 30 | Oversensing Inappropriate shocks | Can abrasion |
Sensing cable exposed | |||||
11 | 7120/65 | 2333118 | 29 | Inappropriate shocks | Analysis found insulation abrasion in unspecified location |
PG in back-up mode | |||||
12 | 7120/65 | 1954890 | 27 | Inappropriate shocks | Analysis found insulation abrasion in unspecified location |
13 | 7120/65 | 2015091 | 26 | Oversensing | Can abrasion or friction with another lead |
Sensing coil flattened | |||||
14 | 7121/65 | 2487053 | 25 | Unspecified | Abrasion 27 cm from connector |
Caused by friction with another device | |||||
15 | 7120/60 | 2014710 | 25 | Unspecified | Abrasion 53 cm from connector exposing HV RV cables due to friction with another device |
16 | 7170/65 | 2157205 | 24 | Low impedance | Internal abrasion between 7 and 8 cm from the lead tip causing short circuit between the sensing and pacing conductor |
17 | 7120/65 | 1955135 | 24 | Abnormal sensing | Can abrasion affecting sensing cable insulation |
18 | 7120/60 | 1679666 | 24 | Inappropriate shocks | Abrasion at proximal end of RV shock coil due to friction with another device |
19 | 7122/65 | 2487319 | 22 | Unspecified | Can abrasion |
Coil melted | |||||
20 | 7120/65 | 1679680 | 22 | Low impedance | Abrasion under the proximal end of the SVC coil. Intermittent contact between the RV shock cables and SVC coil |
21 | 7122/65 | 1376803 | 22 | Noise | Abrasion was observed on the lead at 14. 8–15. 2 cm from the connector pin |
22 | 7122Q/65 | 2332898 | 20 | Break | Abrasion probably due to clavicular crush |
23 | 7122/65 | 2015063 | 20 | Unspecified | Abrasion at 57. 7–58 cm at the proximal end of the RV shock coil due to friction with another device |
24 | 7120/65 | 1895671 | 20 | Inappropriate shocks | Failure due to sensing coil fracture. Incidental connector abrasion |
25 | 7122Q/58 | 2242920 | 19 | Unspecified | Can abrasion. RV cables exposed. Electrically normal |
26 | 7122/65 | 1896015 | 19 | Low impedance | Can abrasion. RV cable exposed. |
27 | 7121/65 | 1679744 | 17 | High impedance | Can abrasion |
Failure due to fracture. | |||||
28 | 7120/65 | 2332800 | 16 | Unspecified | Abrasion in unspecified location |
29 | 7121/65 | 1752115 | 15 | Low impedance | Partial lead surface abrasion |
30 | 7122/65 | 2409093 | 10 | Low impedance | Abrasion was found between 38. 8 and 40. 9 cm from connector pin |
31 | 7121/65 | 1830483 | 10 | High impedance | Failure due to fracture. |
Oversensing | Incidental connector abrasion | ||||
32 | 7121Q/58 | 2084058 | 9 | Noise | Abrasion at 44. 1–45 cm from connector pin due to friction with another device |
Low R-wave | |||||
33 | 7121Q/58 | 2015064 | 6 | Break | Abrasion at 22 cm from the connector pin. The ETFE insulation of the svc cable and proximal cable were abraded due to clavicular crush |
34 | 7122/60 | 1411082 | 6 | Noise | Can abrasion. Cables exposed. |
35 | 7122Q/65 | 2084562 | 5 | Inappropriate shocks | Abrasion caused by clavicular crush |
Low impedance | |||||
36 | 7120Q/65 | 2242898 | 4 | Unspecified | Surface abrasion 22 cm from connector |
37 | 7120/60 | 1627605 | 3 | Unspecified | Can abrasion exposing the RV and SVC cables |
RV, right ventricle; SVC, superior vena cava; ETFE, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene.