CapSure®SP Novus 4092-58Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · LEAD 4092-58 CAPSURE BI HYBRID 58CM US · Class 3 · Implant
All models of CapSureSP Novus (14)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Medtronic CapSure SP Novus lead is an implanted wire that carries electrical signals between a heart device and the heart. Its 184 reports include 3 deaths and 126 injuries. Many describe the lead losing its ability to pace or sense the heartbeat, along with high electrical resistance, and some describe infections. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 185
- Deaths reported
- 3
- Injuries reported
- 126
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 185 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00681490110716), received between Dec 9, 2016 and Sep 8, 2026 — classified as 3 deaths, 126 injuries, 56 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “High Capture Threshold” (53 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- High Capture Threshold53
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem38
- Failure to Capture31
- High impedance26
- Over-Sensing18
- Under-Sensing17
- Unstable Capture Threshold16
- Signal Artifact/Noise15
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions65
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient44
- Unspecified Infection27
- Dizziness7
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient6
- Bradycardia5
- Bacteremia4
- Dyspnea4
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 185 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 8, 2026High Capture Threshold
It was reported that the Right Ventricular (RV) lead exhibited high thresholds. Additionally, it was noted that the patient experienced palpitations. The RV lead remains in use. No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Patient problems: Palpitations
MAUDE report 50673461 ↗InjuryAug 25, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
It was reported that the patient experienced bacteremia. The Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) system and previously capped Right Ventricular (RV) lead were explanted and replaced with a leadless IPG. No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Patient problems: Bacteremia
MAUDE report 50432878 ↗MalfunctionAug 19, 2026Signal Artifact/Noise; Failure to Capture; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; High impedance; Over-Sensing; Pacing Problem
It was reported that the Right Ventricular (RV) lead exhibited loss of capture, high undefined impedance, a polarity switch, noise and oversensing resulting in inhibition of pacing and misclassification of episode type. The RV lead remains in use. No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50318258 ↗MalfunctionAug 12, 2026Unstable Impedance
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50223318 ↗InjuryJul 14, 2026High Capture Threshold
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH THRESHOLDS. THE RV LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG). NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25811860 ↗MalfunctionMay 27, 2026Low impedance
IT WAS REPORTED LESS THAN A WEEK POST ROUTINE GENERATOR CHANGE THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED LOW IMPEDANCE. THE RV LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25298147 ↗MalfunctionMay 27, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING ON STORED ELECTROGRAMS (EGM) RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE PACING. AND THE CLINICIAN REPORTS DEVICE IS NOT PACING. THE RV LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25297758 ↗InjuryMay 18, 2026Low impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED LOW IMPEDANCE. THE RV LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25201224 ↗InjuryApr 24, 2026Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BOTH THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD AND THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD WERE FRACTURED. BOTH LEADS WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24977198 ↗MalfunctionApr 23, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE PACING AND EARLY TERMINATION OF EVENT RECORDINGS. THE LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24964877 ↗MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Failure to Capture; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS COMPLAINING OF SYMPTOMS. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT CROSS CHAMBER BLANKING LEADING TO FUNCTIONAL RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD UNDER SENSING AND FUNCTIONAL LOSS OF VENTRICULAR CAPTURE WAS OBSERVED. THE RV LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24742018 ↗MalfunctionMar 23, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING. THE RV LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24662129 ↗InjuryFeb 19, 2026Signal Artifact/Noise
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED NOISE. THE LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24388633 ↗InjuryJan 22, 2026High Capture Threshold
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH THRESHOLDS. THE LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24144050 ↗MalfunctionDec 10, 2025Capturing Problem; Capturing Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED POSSIBLE SUBOPTIMAL THRESHOLDS. THE RV LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23767483 ↗MalfunctionNov 19, 2025Over-Sensing; Decreased Sensitivity; High Capture Threshold; Over-Sensing; Decreased Sensitivity; High Capture Threshold
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH THRESHOLDS, SHORT V-V INTERVALS AND LOW R WAVES. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING TRIGGERING DEVICE CLASSIFIED FALSE TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) EVENT(S) AT TIMES. THE RV LEAD AND RA LEAD REMAIN IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23592482 ↗InjuryOct 30, 2025Material Integrity Problem; Naturally Worn; Positioning Problem; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Material Integrity Problem; Naturally Worn; Positioning Problem; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED AN INSULATION/APPEARANCE ISSUE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RV LEAD APPEARED "SHINY" AND QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY OF THE LEAD STRUCTURE AT THE LOCATION IN WHICH THE PACING LEAD CONNECTS INTO DEVICE. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THE RV LEAD APPEARED LESS SUPPORTED AND A SUTURE SLEEVE WAS UTILIZED TO SECURE THE RV LEAD IN PLACE. THE RV LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23422969 ↗MalfunctionOct 16, 2025Under-Sensing; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT UNDERSENSING ON A SUPRA VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (SVT) EPISODE. THE LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23308621 ↗InjurySep 14, 2025Failure to Capture; High impedance; Failure to Capture; High impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH IMPEDANCE AND NO CAPTURE. THE RV LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23047945 ↗InjurySep 8, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY HAD AN INFECTION AND IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE SOURCE OF THE INFECTION COULD BE THE IMPLANTED DEVICE. THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) SYSTEM REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22990069 ↗InjuryAug 27, 2025Signal Artifact/Noise; Signal Artifact/Noise
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED NOISE. THE LEAD WAS CAPPED AND REPLACED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22902933 ↗MalfunctionAug 8, 2025Under-Sensing; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT UNDERSENSING ON RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD IN STORED EPISODES. THE LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22747874 ↗InjuryAug 6, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREADTH AND SEVERE TRICUSPID REGURGITATION ATTRIBUTED TO RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. THE RV LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Dyspnea; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency/ Regurgitation
MAUDE report 22726227 ↗InjuryJul 28, 2025Signal Artifact/Noise; Signal Artifact/Noise
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED NOISE OVERSENSING. THE RV LEAD WAS REPROGRAMMED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22628634 ↗InjuryJun 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A LEADLESS IPG. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22282507 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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