FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RESTORE RECHARGABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR

MDR report key: 1071622 · Received July 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2008-03872
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 9, 2008
Date of Event
December 19, 2007
Report Date
June 9, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT HAD AN IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN 2007. APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER, THE PT WOKE UP EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STIMULATION. GROUP IMPEDANCE WAS NORMAL THE FIRST TIME IT WAS CHECKED; THE SECOND TIME IT WAS > 3600 OHMS. ALL BIPOLAR ELECTRODE COMBINATION IMPEDANCES WERE > 3600 OHMS EXCEPT FOR CONTACT COMBINATION 3-6, WHICH HAD AN IMPEDANCE OF 509 OHMS. THE DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED. ANTERO-POSTERIOR CERVICAL, THRORACIC, AND LUMBAR X-RAYS OF THE SPINE TAKEN AT ABOUT 18 DAYS LATER SHOWED THE ELECTRODES WERE PRESENT. THE LEAD IN THE CERVICAL SPINE WAS REPLACED. THE PT EXPERIENCED NO STIMULATION, LACK OF EFFECT AND FELT PRE-EXISTING PAIN. THE HCP REPORTED THE PT OUTCOME AS 'NO INJURY, RECOVERED WITHOUT SEQUELA'.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESTORE RECHARGABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR LGW MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. 37711 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention IMPLANTED| IMPLANTED| IMPLANTED| EXTENSION MODEL 37081 LOT# NJB006618N| EXPLANTED| IMPLANTED| EXPLANTED| EXPLANTED| LEAD MODEL # 377745| IMPLANTED| EXPLANTED| EXTENSION MODEL 37081 LOT# NJB006617N| EXTENSION MODEL 7489 LOT# NHU008804V| EXPLANTED| PROGRAMMER MODEL 37742 LOT# NJD011641N| LEAD MODEL # 377745