Amplia MRI™ Quad CRT-D SureScan™ DTMB1QQ (UDI 00763000059538)Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · CRTD DTMB1QQ AMPLIA MRI QUAD US DF4 · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Amplia MRI Quad CRT-D SureScan (8)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
Quick summary
This Medtronic Amplia MRI Quad CRT-D is an implanted defibrillator that also paces the heart. Many of the 178 reports describe the device sensing noise or misreading heartbeats, and some describe infections requiring removal of the system. The reports include 116 injuries, 60 malfunctions and 2 deaths. One recall, started in May 2023 and still open, concerns a rare chance of reduced or no shock energy in some devices.
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- Adverse event reports
- 177
- Deaths reported
- 2
- Injuries reported
- 115
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 177 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00763000059538), received between Jun 21, 2018 and May 20, 2026 — classified as 2 deaths, 115 injuries, 60 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Sensing Problem” (28 reports).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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
Recalls naming this device
- May 10, 2023Class IOpen, Classified
There is a rare potential for reduced- or no-energy output during high voltage (HV) therapy (typically 0-12J) in implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) manufactured with a specific (glassed) feedthrough, including currently available ICDs and CRT-Ds.
Z-1764-2023 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem71
- Device Sensing Problem28
- Electrical /Electronic Property Problem20
- Pacing Problem20
- Inappropriate/Inadequate Shock/Stimulation14
- Premature Discharge of Battery10
- Failure to Deliver Shock/Stimulation9
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available8
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions60
- Unspecified Infection54
- Shock from Patient Lead(s)14
- Tachycardia10
- Bradycardia7
- Bacteremia5
- Discomfort5
- Pocket Erosion5
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 177 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 20, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS CANCELLED DUE TO A BLOOD CLOT IN THEIR HEART. THE PATIENT WAS PUT ON AN ANTICOAGULANT MEDICATION, AND A DAY LATER, THEY "FELT AN ITCHING FEELING INSIDE THE PACEMAKER." THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Embolism/Embolus; Itching Sensation
MAUDE report 25237497 ↗InjuryApr 21, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO INFECTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INFECTION ORGANISM WAS METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEPSIS, FEVER, AND VEGETATION ON THE LEADS. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Drug Resistant Bacterial Infection; Fever; Medical device site infection; Sepsis
MAUDE report 24941928 ↗InjuryApr 9, 2026Premature Discharge of Battery
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION. THE CRTD WAS 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 24832383 ↗MalfunctionApr 8, 2026Electromagnetic Interference
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXHIBITED NOISE/OVERSENSING SUGGESTIVE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI). NOISE EPISODES ARE OCCURRING AROUND THE SAME TIME EACH DAY. THE CRT-D 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 24818617 ↗InjuryApr 8, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO A POCKET INFECTION. THERE WAS VEGETATION OBSERVED ON THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD, AND THE PATIENT HAD A POSITIVE CULTURE FOR KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE. DURING EXPLANT, THE LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD FRACTURED DISTALLY BEFORE THE ENTIRE LEAD COULD BE FULLY REMOVED. MOST OF THE LV LEAD WAS REMOVED EXCEPT FOR THE TIP, WHICH REMAINS IN THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24817263 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2026Signal Artifact/Noise; Electromagnetic Interference; Over-Sensing; Inappropriate/Inadequate Shock/Stimulation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) PATIENT WAS IN THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) FOR LEFT SHOULDER REPLACEMENT WHEN THE STAFF FORGOT TO PLACE A MAGNET AND A LEAD INTEGRITY ALERT (LIA) WAS TRIGGERED FOR HIGH RATE NON-SUSTAINED EPISODES AND SENSING INTEGRITY COUNTER (SIC) AND THERE WAS OVERSENSING RESULTING IN ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) OR NOISE THAT LEAD TO THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK THERAPY. THE DEVICE REMAINS IN USE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Shock from Patient Lead(s)
MAUDE report 24690710 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2026Signal Artifact/Noise
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A LEAD INTEGRITY ALERT (LIA) HAD TRIGGERED FOR HIGH-RATE, NON-SUSTAINED EPISODES AND SHORT VENTRICULAR INTERVALS; HOWEVER, THE OVERSENSING SEEN ON THE EPISODES WAS ACTUALLY SIXTY HERTZ NOISE. THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) 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 24582923 ↗InjuryFeb 26, 2026Inappropriate/Inadequate Shock/Stimulation; Device Sensing Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED AN INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK FOR AN EPISODE DETECTED IN THE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF) ZONE THAT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT). IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED OVERSENSING AT THE SAME TIME AS THE INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING TRIGGERING DEVICE CLASSIFIED FALSE TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) EVENT(S) AND UNNECESSARY PACING AT TIMES. THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D), RV LEAD, AND RA LEAD REMAIN IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Shock from Patient Lead(s)
MAUDE report 24456598 ↗InjuryJan 13, 2026Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24059248 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2025Premature Discharge of Battery; Premature Discharge of Battery
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXHIBITED PREMATURE BATTERY DEPLETION. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) LEAD EXHIBITED HIGH CAPTURE THRESHOLDS. THE CRT-D WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. THE LV 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 23513846 ↗MalfunctionOct 27, 2025Pacing Problem; Pacing Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, AND HEART RATES IN THE LOW-THIRTIES BEATS PER MINUTE RANGE. THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Bradycardia; Presyncope; Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 23398534 ↗InjurySep 4, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED AN INFECTION OCCURRED. THE ORGANISM WAS IDENTIFIED AS METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Drug Resistant Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 22968664 ↗MalfunctionSep 3, 2025Pacing Problem; Device Sensing Problem; Pacing Problem; Device Sensing Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) POSSIBLY DELIVERED INAPPROPRIATE ANTI-TACHYCARDIA PACING (ATP) FOR SUPRA VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (SVT). THE CRT-D DETECTED THE EPISODE AS VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT). THE CRT-D 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 22953004 ↗InjuryAug 27, 2025Pacing Problem; Inappropriate/Inadequate Shock/Stimulation; Device Sensing Problem; Pacing Problem; Inappropriate/Inadequate Shock/Stimulation; Device Sensing Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED INAPPROPRIATE THERAPY DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) WITH RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE (RVR) THAT WAS DETECTED AS VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF). THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Shock from Patient Lead(s)
MAUDE report 22906355 ↗InjuryAug 20, 2025Failure to Deliver Shock/Stimulation; Failure to Deliver Shock/Stimulation
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT¿S REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) WAS NOT PROVIDING HIGH VOLTAGE THERAPY WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. THE CRT-D REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22850567 ↗InjuryJul 23, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Drug Resistant Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 22581663 ↗MalfunctionJun 2, 2025Pacing Problem; Device Sensing Problem; Pacing Problem; Device Sensing Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) DELIVERED INAPPROPRIATE ANTI-TACHYCARDIA PACING (ATP) FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) WITH RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE DETECTED AS VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (VT). THE CRT-D 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 22125978 ↗InjuryMay 14, 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 CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) TO MAINTAIN ATRIOVENTRICULAR SYNCHRONY WHILE THE INFECTION WAS BEING TREATED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22021549 ↗InjuryMay 2, 2025Failure to Deliver Shock/Stimulation; Failure to Deliver Shock/Stimulation
IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THROUGH FOLLOW-UP THAT THE PATIENT'S REPORT OF THEIR HEART BEATING TOO FAST WAS UNRELATED TO PRODUCT PERFORMANCE. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 21952504 ↗InjuryMar 28, 2025Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE OF THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D), IT WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED AND VIA CHEST X-RAY THE DEVICE HAD MIGRATED DOWN. THE CRT-D DEVICE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED MORE LATERAL THAN A TRADITIONAL LOCATION. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CRT-D DEVICE AT TIMES WOULD SLIP INTO THE PATIENT'S ARMPIT, THE DEVICE HAD MOBILITY AND THE PATIENT DID HAVE SOME DISCOMFORT. THE PHYSICIAN MOVED THE CRT-D DEVICE MORE MEDIAL AND SUTURED THE DEVICE TO THE MUSCLE, WHICH WAS CHALLENGING TO FIND SOME REAL ESTATE SINCE THE PATIENT WAS VERY THIN. THE CRT-D REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 21722289 ↗InjuryMar 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS POST CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) CHANGEOUT AN INFECTION WAS NOTED. THE CRT-D SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A LEADLESS PACEMAKER. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21598159 ↗MalfunctionFeb 19, 2025Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXHIBITED A BATTERY VOLTAGE THAT DID NOT MEET INDICATIONS FOR IMPLANT. THE DEVICE WAS NOT IMPLANTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21414200 ↗InjuryFeb 18, 2025Premature Discharge of Battery; Premature Discharge of Battery
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) EXHIBITED UNEXPLAINED RAPID BATTERY DEPLETION. THE CRT-D 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 21395743 ↗InjuryJan 15, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO A BACTERIAL INFECTION. THE ORGANISM WAS IDENTIFIED AS ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 21157939 ↗InjuryJan 14, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO A BACTEREMIA INFECTION. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Bacteremia; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21148150 ↗
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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