Medtronic CRM Product Performance Report

6936, 6966 Transvene

    Product Characteristics
US Market Release Dec-93   Serial Number Prefix TAV or TAL
Registered US Implants 23,700   Type and/or Fixation Transvenous, Vent, Defib and
Pace/Sense, Screw-in
Estimated Active US Implants 3,200   Polarity True Bipolar/One Coil
Advisories None   Steroid No

 

System Longevity Study Results  
US Returned Product Analysis
Implant Damage 90
Electrical Malfunction 487
Other 19
Number of Leads Enrolled in Study 1,350
Cumulative Months of Follow-Up 67,840
Number of Leads Active in Study 40
   
Qualifying Complications 150 Total  
Conductor Fracture 18  
Extra Cardiac Stimulation 2  
Failure to Capture 9  
Failure to Sense 4  
Impedance Out of Range 5  
Insulation (not further defined) 14  
Oversensing 93  
Unspecified Clinical Failure 5  
     
Survival Estimate of Transvene Models 6936, 6966