FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KINETRA BATTERY/GENERATOR

MDR report key: 1020018 · Received March 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
MW5006046
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2008
Date of Event
November 4, 2005
Report Date
March 27, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC
Product Code
MHY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT REPORTS THAT SHE WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE NEUNO STIMULATOR IN 2005. AT THAT TIME THE MEDTRONIC REP SET THE DEVICE AT 6 VOLTS 24/7 FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS. THIS CAUSED THE PT TO HAVE DECREASED SPEECH AND EYE APRAXIA. PATIENT REC'D A CT SCAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LEADS WERE VERY DEEP, AND THAT THE BATTERIES WERE DEPLETED DUE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE. PATIENT WENT FOR A SECOND OPINION, PT HAD AN MRI AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT PROGRAMMED. PT HAD SURGERY TO REPLACE BATTERY AND WAS INFORMED THAT REPS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PROGRAM THE DEVICES. PATIENT STATES THAT IN 2007 DUE TO "EYE ARAXINA" SHE FELL DOWN HER STAIRS AND FRACTURED HER RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KINETRA BATTERY/GENERATOR NONE MHY MEDTRONIC 7428 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Hospitalization| R