CapSureFix Novus MRI™ SureScan™ 5076-45Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · LEAD 5076-45 MRI US RCMCRD · Class 3 · Implant
All models of CapSureFix Novus MRI SureScan (29)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Medtronic CapsureFix Novus MRI heart lead has 231 adverse event reports, including 78 injuries and 2 deaths. The reports mostly describe the lead missing some heart rhythm episodes or misreading heart signals, with some leads shifting out of place. Unspecified infection is listed in 16 reports. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 232
- Deaths reported
- 2
- Injuries reported
- 78
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 232 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00763000014681), received between Dec 20, 2017 and Sep 8, 2026 — classified as 2 deaths, 78 injuries, 152 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Under-Sensing” (107 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
- Under-Sensing107
- Over-Sensing37
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated29
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem21
- Failure to Capture20
- High Capture Threshold18
- Pacing Problem17
- Signal Artifact/Noise12
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions93
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient90
- Unspecified Infection16
- Dyspnea6
- Arrhythmia3
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient3
- Dizziness2
- Endocarditis2
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 232 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 8, 2026Over-Sensing
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50675954 ↗MalfunctionJul 7, 2026Low impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LOW IMPEDANCE WARNING ON THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD. THE LED 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 25729630 ↗MalfunctionJun 18, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENTS. 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 25544126 ↗MalfunctionJun 15, 2026Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED FAR FIELD R-WAVE (FFRW) OVERSENSING TRIGGERING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) EPISODE MISCLASSIFICATION. 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 25502814 ↗MalfunctionJun 12, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) STORED EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENTS IN PROGRESS. 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 25493570 ↗MalfunctionMay 14, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) STORED EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENT(S) IN PROGRESS. 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 25171409 ↗MalfunctionMay 14, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD APPEARED TO BE UNDER SENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA (AT)/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) STORED EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENT(S) IN PROGRESS. THE RA 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 25170572 ↗MalfunctionMay 4, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) STORED EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENT(S) IN PROGRESS AND UNNECESSARY PACING AT TIMES. 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 25071901 ↗MalfunctionMay 4, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE RA LEAD HAD CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT GROSS UNDERSENSING OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) ON CURRENT ELECTROGRAMS (EGM) AND THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECOGNIZING AT/AF AND THE UNDERSENSING WAS RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25069662 ↗MalfunctionApr 8, 2026Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED OVERSENSING NOTED ON STORED EPISODES. THE RA 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 24816595 ↗MalfunctionFeb 27, 2026Low impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) EXHIBITED A DIAGNOSTIC RESET. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED LOW IMPEDANCE. THE IPG AND RA LEAD REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Dyspnea; Heart Failure/Congestive Heart Failure
MAUDE report 24467914 ↗MalfunctionFeb 16, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING AND WAS NOT PACING. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH THRESHOLDS AND NO PACING. THE RA AND 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 24342564 ↗MalfunctionJan 2, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD APPEARED TO BE UNDER SENSING. THE RA 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 23942735 ↗MalfunctionDec 12, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS UNDERSENSING ON THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD RESULTING IN FALSE TERMINATION OF STORED ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) EPISODES AND INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. 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 23790736 ↗MalfunctionDec 1, 2025High impedance; High impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH IMPEDANCE. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH IMPEDANCE. THE RA AND 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 23677996 ↗MalfunctionNov 27, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. 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 23664437 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2025Pacing Problem; Device Sensing Problem; High Capture Threshold; Pacing Problem; Device Sensing Problem; High Capture Threshold
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED DUE TO HIGH THRESHOLDS. THE NEW RA 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 23582902 ↗InjuryAug 28, 2025High impedance; Under-Sensing; High impedance; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD TRIGGERED AN ALERT FOR OUT OF RANGE (OOR) HIGH IMPEDANCE AND EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING. 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 22911010 ↗MalfunctionAug 6, 2025Over-Sensing; Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED FAR FIELD R-WAVE (FFRW) OVERSENSING. 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 22724884 ↗MalfunctionJun 3, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Low impedance; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Low impedance
IT WAS 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 AND CAUSING INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. A LOW IMPEDANCE WARNING WAS FURTHER NOTED. 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 22130045 ↗MalfunctionJun 3, 2025Under-Sensing; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING ON STORED ELECTROGRAMS (EGM) RESULTING IN FALSE TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) DETECTION AND MISCLASSIFICATION OF EPISODE TYPE. 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 22129799 ↗MalfunctionMay 29, 2025Under-Sensing; Under-Sensing
IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO ATRIAL UNDERSENSING. IN ADDITION, FOLLOW-UP WITH THE CLINIC REVEALED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HAVING AN ARRHYTHMIA DUE TO HEART BLOCKAGE AND HAD ABNORMAL LAB RESULTS. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HEART CATHETER AND INTERVENTIONS WITH MEDICATION CHANGES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22107871 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2025Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD HAD AN ATRIAL LEAD POSITION CHECK (ALPC) FAILURE. IT WAS NOTED THE RA LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING AND APPEARED TO RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING WITH FALSE TERMINATION OF ONGOING ATRIAL ARRYTHMIA. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THE DEVICE WAS CURRENTLY APPROPRIATELY MODE SWITCHED. THE RA 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 22094009 ↗DeathMay 16, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DIED. FOLLOW-UP WAS ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN THE RELEVANT INFORMATION; HOWEVER, A CAUSE OF DEATH COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THIS EVENT IS BEING CONSERVATIVELY REPORTED IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION IN RESPONSE TO THE ADVISORY DESCRIBING THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVICE CIRCUIT ERROR TO OCCUR WHILE THE DEVICE IS PROCESSING AN ATRIAL-SENSED EPISODE. THIS PATIENT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE PROGRAMMED TO A PACING MODE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DESCRIBED ADVISORY ISSUE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22034682 ↗MalfunctionMar 18, 2025Over-Sensing; Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED FAR FIELD R-WAVE (FFRW) OVERSENSING ON ATRIAL ELECTROGRAMS (EGM) THAT WAS INTERMITTENTLY SENSED. 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 21637025 ↗
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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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