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Device brand name · Implantable lead

Biopore: medical device reports filed with FDA

190 reports name it, 1996–2021. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Guidant Angleton/St Paul. Product code DTB.

190
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 6 a year
0
reports, 12 months to August 2026
0 in the 12 months before
49.5%
classified as malfunction
43.9% across the product code
0.5%
classified as death, as reported
1 reports · not verified by FDA

FDA's MAUDE database holds 190 reports that name the brand "Biopore" (implantable lead), received between September 1996 and October 2021; the manufacturer given most often on reports is Guidant Angleton/St Paul. Spellings of one product vary from report to report.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are injury (50%), malfunction (49.5%) and death (0.5%); across all permanent pacemaker electrode reports (product code DTB) death is recorded in 2.9% and malfunction in 43.9%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are material integrity problem (20%), connection problem (11.6%) and fracture (8.9%). The patient problems coded most often are syncope, other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified) and pocket erosion. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Reports by month, five years

023Sep 2021: 0Oct 2021: 3Nov 2021: 0Dec 2021: 02022Jan 2022: 0Feb 2022: 0Mar 2022: 0Apr 2022: 0May 2022: 0Jun 2022: 0Jul 2022: 0Aug 2022: 0Sep 2022: 0Oct 2022: 0Nov 2022: 0Dec 2022: 02023Jan 2023: 0Feb 2023: 0Mar 2023: 0Apr 2023: 0May 2023: 0Jun 2023: 0Jul 2023: 0Aug 2023: 0Sep 2023: 0Oct 2023: 0Nov 2023: 0Dec 2023: 02024Jan 2024: 0Feb 2024: 0Mar 2024: 0Apr 2024: 0May 2024: 0Jun 2024: 0Jul 2024: 0Aug 2024: 0Sep 2024: 0Oct 2024: 0Nov 2024: 0Dec 2024: 02025Jan 2025: 0Feb 2025: 0Mar 2025: 0Apr 2025: 0May 2025: 0Jun 2025: 0Jul 2025: 0Aug 2025: 0Sep 2025: 0Oct 2025: 0Nov 2025: 0Dec 2025: 02026Jan 2026: 0Feb 2026: 0Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 0May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0Aug 2026: 0

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

By year received

012231996: 619961997: 121998: 719981999: 42006: 520062007: 112008: 1320082010: 52011: 1720112012: 142013: 820132014: 192015: 1120152016: 202017: 2320172018: 102021: 52021

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0.5%1
Injury50%95
Malfunction49.5%94
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%190
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 327,317 reports carrying product code DTB. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Material integrity problema problem with the device material3820%1.1%
Connection problema connection problem2211.6%0.2%
Fracturea broken bone178.9%4.8%
Low impedance126.3%5.3%
Device damaged prior to usethe device was damaged before use105.3%1.1%
Device sensing problem105.3%1.9%
Failure to capture105.3%9.7%
Over-sensing73.7%13.2%
Connection error63.2%0.1%
Insufficient device problem information63.2%1%
Pacing problem63.2%5%
Ambient noise problem42.1%0.4%
Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)42.1%0.5%
Capturing problem31.6%4.2%
Impedance problem31.6%4.3%
Insulation failure31.6%0.1%
Device dislodged or dislocated21.1%9.1%
Electrode(s), fracture of21.1%0.4%
Migration or expulsion of device21.1%0.2%
Pacing inadequately21.1%0.1%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
Syncopefainting52.6%
Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)42.1%
Pocket erosion31.6%
Surgical procedure31.6%
Falla fall21.1%
Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness10.5%
Erosion10.5%
Head injurya head injury10.5%
Necrosisdeath of tissue10.5%
Sepsisa severe body-wide response to infection10.5%
Staphylococcus aureus10.5%
Surgical procedure, repeated10.5%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureBioporeProduct code DTBAll MAUDE reports
Reports190327,31726,136,888
Share of that pool—0.1%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports5299
Classified as injury50%53.1%36.2%
Classified as malfunction49.5%43.9%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%96.8%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Other brands with product code DTB

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
CapSureFix Novus Lead MRI SureScan108,10317,5541%
Capsurefix Novus57,53846.8%
CapSureFix Novus MRI SureScan18,9093,2431.3%
CapSure Sense Lead MRI SureScan8,7741,3371%
CapSure SP8,2232263.9%
Capsurefix7,28406.3%
Permanent Pacemaker Electrode5,0413320.4%
Capsure Sp Novus4,80309.5%
Capsure Sense4,74006.4%
Flextend6,8362030.7%
Attain Otw7,77309.1%
Tendril Sdx8,31632.3%
CapSure Epicardial Lead4,8427601.5%
Tendril Sts54,0364,3203.1%
CapSure SP Novus Lead2,7153311.1%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Biopore reports

How many FDA reports name Biopore?

190 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 0 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

injury (50%), malfunction (49.5%) and death (0.5%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

material integrity problem (20%), connection problem (11.6%), fracture (8.9%), low impedance (6.3%) and device damaged prior to use (5.3%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (100%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Biopore was at fault?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.