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MAUDE LookupCardiac Rhythm ManagementPERMANENT PACEMAKER ELECTRODE

PERMANENT PACEMAKER ELECTRODE Adverse Events: FDA MAUDE Data

MEDTRONIC, INC. · Permanent Pacemaker Electrode (Lead)

Total Reports

4,527

Reports (30d)

27

Active Signals

1

Open Recalls

0

Monthly Report Volume
Event Type Breakdown

What the reports describe · Claripulse analysis

Most commonly reported problems

1

Lead Capped Due to Performance Issue

lead capped, effects, form, service, additional adverse

9

reports

2

Noisy Signals and Low Impedance in Atrial Lead

adverse, effects, reported right, range, service

8

reports

3

High Pacing Thresholds in Ventricular Lead

adverse, effects, reported right, additional adverse, ventricular lead

4

reports

4

High Out of Range Impedance in Ventricular Lead

adverse, impedance, effects, range, service

4

reports

5

Rising Impedance in Leads

impedance, fracture, thresholds, reported lead, high thresholds

3

reports

6

Lead Explanted Due to Performance Issue

adverse, effects, form, additional adverse, explanted

3

reports

Problem groupings are generated by Claripulse from report narrative text. They summarize what reporters wrote, not adjudicated root cause.

Detection

Active safety signals

Disproportionate reportinghigh

Evidence

Related research

Early sudden distal conductor fracture of a stylet-driven lead implanted for left bundle branch area pacing

Raffael Thaler, et al. · HeartRhythm Case Reports · 2022

Effective date of requirement for premarket approval for cardiovascular permanent pacemaker electrode. Final rule.

Food and Drug Administration, et al. · 2012

A Primer to the Structure, Content and Linkage of the FDA's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) Files.

Ensign LG, et al. · 2017

Reporting of Death in US Food and Drug Administration Medical Device Adverse Event Reports in Categories Other Than Death.

Lalani C, et al. · 2021

Polycythemia and the heart. A review.

Venegoni P, et al. · 1994

Citations indexed from PubMed.

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Understanding this data

What FDA MAUDE data does and does not tell you

How these reports are filed, why raw counts mislead, and the limits to know before drawing conclusions.

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Disclaimer: This system analyzes publicly available FDA MAUDE data. It does NOT provide medical advice. MAUDE data is de-identified. Do not attempt re-identification. Report counts may differ from the FDA's MAUDE search due to processing cadence and deduplication. Data is updated weekly.