Medtronic CRM Product Performance Report

6943 Sprint

    Product Characteristics
US Market Release Oct-97   Serial Number Prefix TCE
Registered US Implants 20,800   Type and/or Fixation Transvenous, Vent, Defib and
Pace/Sense, Screw-in
Estimated Active US Implants 8,500   Polarity True Bipolar/One Coil
Advisories None   Steroid Yes

 

System Longevity Study Results  
US Returned Product Analysis
Conductor Fracture 50
Crimp/Weld/Bond 1
Insulation Breach 22
Extrinsic 51
Other 9
Number of Leads Enrolled in Study 1,311
Cumulative Months of Follow-Up 72,535
Number of Leads Active in Study 341
   
Qualifying Complications 78 Total  
Conductor Fracture 15  
Failure to Capture 11  
Failure to Sense 6  
Impedance Out of Range 6  
Insulation (not further defined) 1  
Lead Dislodgement 1  
Oversensing 35  
Unspecified Clinical Failure 3  
     

 

Survival Estimate of Sprint Lead Model 6943