Medtronic CRM Product Performance Report

6936, 6966 Transvene

    Product Characteristics
US Market Release Dec-93   Serial Number Prefix TAV or TAL
Registered US Implants 23,600   Type and/or Fixation Transvenous, Vent, Defib and
Pace/Sense, Screw-in
Estimated Active US Implants 3,100   Polarity True Bipolar/One Coil
Advisories None   Steroid No

 

System Longevity Study Results  
US Returned Product Analysis
Conductor Fracture 177
Crimp/Weld/Bond 0
Insulation Breach 318
Extrinsic 90
Other 20
Number of Leads Enrolled in Study 1,348
Cumulative Months of Follow-Up 69,593
Number of Leads Active in Study 38
   
Qualifying Complications 192 Total  
Conductor Fracture 22  
Extra Cardiac Stimulation 7  
Failure to Capture 18  
Failure to Sense 5  
Impedance Out of Range 8  
Insulation (not further defined) 13  
Oversensing 114  
Unspecified Clinical Failure 5  
     

 

Survival Estimate of Transvene Models 6936, 6966