CAPSURE® SENSE 457445Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic, Inc. · LEAD 457445 CAPSURE SENSE PACING US · Class 3 · Implant
All models of CAPSURE SENSE (12)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Medtronic Capsure Sense is a pacemaker lead placed in the heart that sends and senses electrical signals. Many of its 299 reports describe the lead failing to detect the heart's own electrical activity, and some mention needing a stronger electrical signal to pace the heart. The reports include 1 death and 86 injuries. Reports fell from 33 in the 12 months before to 19 in the latest 12 months. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 300
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 86
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 300 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885074200941), received between Aug 4, 2015 and Sep 28, 2026 — classified as 1 death, 86 injuries, 213 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Under-Sensing” (154 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Under-Sensing154
- High Capture Threshold56
- Over-Sensing40
- High impedance32
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem30
- Pacing Problem17
- Failure to Capture16
- Impedance Problem16
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions147
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient99
- Unspecified Infection21
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient9
- Erosion7
- Bradycardia4
- Discomfort4
- Dyspnea4
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 300 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 28, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
It was reported that the patient experienced an arrhythmia. The Right Atrial (RA) lead exhibited undersensing during Atrial Tachycardia/Atrial Fibrillation (AT/AF) resulting in unnecessary pacing at times. The lead remains in use. No further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
Patient problems: Arrhythmia
MAUDE report 50912520 ↗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 EVENT(S) IN PROGRESS. LOW P WAVES NOTED. 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 25492789 ↗InjuryJun 10, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SYNCOPE. THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD UNDERSENSING RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE PACING DURING NON-SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (NS-VT) EPISODES. THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) STORED EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENT(S) IN PROGRESS AND INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. THE LEADS REMAIN IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Syncope/Fainting
MAUDE report 25454762 ↗MalfunctionJun 5, 2026High impedance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD TRIGGERED A WARNING FOR HIGH/UNDEFINED IMPEDANCE. 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 25408545 ↗InjuryJun 4, 2026Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AFTER THE PATIENT WAS PROGRAMMED TO AN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SAFE MODE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT, AN ELEVATED HEART RATE, DID NOT FEEL WELL, AND FELT "FLUSHED". THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED AND REPROGRAMMED OUT OF THE MRI SAFE MODE. THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) SYSTEM REMAINS IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 25390868 ↗MalfunctionJun 2, 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 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 25362240 ↗MalfunctionMay 7, 2026Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) DETECTED EVENT(S) IN PROGRESS, WITH INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING NOTED 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 25109934 ↗MalfunctionApr 30, 2026Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED FAR FIELD R-WAVE (FFRW) OVERSENSING TRIGGERING FALSE ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) DETECTIONS. 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 25043640 ↗MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS UNDERSENSING ON THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEADS DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) RESULTING IN UNNECESSARY VENTRICULAR PACING AT TIMES. THE LEADS 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 24937497 ↗MalfunctionApr 14, 2026Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BY THE PATIENT THAT THEY FELT A VIBRATION FROM THEIR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD). THE PATIENT'S FOLLOWING CLINIC REVIEWED A REMOTE MONITORING TRANSMISSION AND THERE WERE NO RECENT AUDIBLE TONES EMITTED FROM THE ICD. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD DISPLAYED FAR FIELD R-WAVE (FFRW) OVERSENSING. THE ICD AND RA LEAD REMAIN IN USE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24876290 ↗InjuryApr 7, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED POCKET INFECTION. THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Medical device site infection
MAUDE report 24797444 ↗MalfunctionMar 23, 2026Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED OVERSENSING RESULTING IN MISCLASSIFICATION OF EPISODE AS ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) DETECTION. 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 24662606 ↗MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING RESULTING IN MISCLASSIFICATION OF EPISODE DETECTION. 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 24145651 ↗MalfunctionJan 15, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD EXHIBITED RISING AND HIGH IMPEDANCE. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED 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 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 24078409 ↗MalfunctionJan 9, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT UNDERSENSING AND BLANKING RESULTING IN POSSIBLE MISCLASSIFICATION OF EPISODE. 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 24019157 ↗InjuryJan 8, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS POST IMPLANT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT, PAIN AND REDNESS. THE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY PACEMAKER (CRT-P) SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED DUE TO INFECTION AND EROSION. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Erosion; Erythema; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24012259 ↗MalfunctionJan 6, 2026Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) STORED EPISDOES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENTS 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 23975328 ↗MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF), RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL 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 23871982 ↗MalfunctionNov 27, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF AT/AF DETECTED EVENTS IN PROGRESS AND UNNECESSARY PACING. 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 23665734 ↗MalfunctionNov 19, 2025Under-Sensing; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING DURING AT/AF STORED EPISODES RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (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 23594781 ↗InjuryOct 21, 2025Under-Sensing; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) EVENTS WERE MISCLASSIFIED AS VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF) DUE TO UNDERSENSING ON THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD WHICH RESULTED IN THERAPY BEING DELIVERED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RA LEAD HAD LOW P-WAVE AMPLITUDE. THE LEAD 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 23348117 ↗MalfunctionSep 9, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDER-SENSING ON STORED ELECTROGRAMS (EGM), RESULTING IN FALSE TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AT/AF) DETECTION AND INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT CAPTURE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED FOR THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) LEAD. BOTH LEADS 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 23002386 ↗MalfunctionSep 8, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED UNDERSENSING AND APPEARS TO RESULT IN INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. 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 22999047 ↗MalfunctionAug 27, 2025Over-Sensing; Over-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ATRIAL (RA) LEAD EXHIBITED OVERSENSING RESULTING IN IN FALSE AT/AF EPISODE DETECTION. 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 22904483 ↗MalfunctionAug 20, 2025Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing; Pacing Problem; Under-Sensing
IT WAS REPORTED THAT STORED ELECTROGRAMS REVEALED POSSIBLE UNDERSENSING ON THE ATRIAL LEAD, RESULTING IN FALSE TERMINATION OF ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION AND INAPPROPRIATE ATRIAL PACING. THE RIGHT ATRIAL (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 22849529 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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