FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PULSE GEN MODEL 102R
MDR report key: 1131042
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Received August 20, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1644487-2008-01956
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 20, 2008
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2008
- Report Date
- July 24, 2008
- Manufacturer
- CYBERONICS, INC.
- Product Code
- LYJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970003
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DEVICE MFG RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. REVIEW OF MFG RECORDS CONFIRMED STERILIZATION FOR THE GENERATOR PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VNS PT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION AT THE GENERATOR SITE AFTER UNDERGOING GENERATOR REVISION SURGERY. THE PT PULLED OUT A SUTURE AND BECAME INFECTED. THE PT'S DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED. A REVIEW OF THE MFG RECORDS FOR THE GENERATOR SHOWED THE DEVICE TO BE STERILIZED PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULSE GEN MODEL 102R | LYJ | CYBERONICS, INC. | 102R |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |