FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LAMITRODE TRIPPLE LEAD 16C, 60 CM LENGTH

MDR report key: 1163808 · Received September 17, 2008

Report

Report Number
1627487-2008-00028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 17, 2008
Date of Event
August 20, 2008
Report Date
August 20, 2008
Manufacturer
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL FOR DEVICE 1 OF 2 (REFER TO MANUFACTURER'S REPORT NUMBER 1627487-2008-00029 FOR DEVICE 2). EVAL CODES, METHOD: DEVICE HISTORY RECORD AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS: ALL RECORDS REVIEWED WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. ANS, INC. HAS LIMITED INFO RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PATIENT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. ANS, INC. DEFERS TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 1 OF 2 (REFER TO MANUFACTURER'S REPORT NUMBER 1627487-2008-00029 FOR DEVICE 2). IN 2008, PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A LEAD AT T9-T10 IPG FOR BILATERAL LEG AND FOOT PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED POST-OPERATIVE THE PT WAS FINE AND THAT THE PT STIMULATOR WAS TURNED ON THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE HOSPITAL, AND PT RECEIVED GOOD STIMULATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT THE POST-OPERATIVE PROGRAMMING IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE PT WAS DOING WELL. AT APPROXIMATELY 14 DAYS POPST-PROCEDURE, PT CONTACTED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND REPORTED SHE COULD NOT FEEL OR MOVE HER LEGS. PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN WAS CONTACTED, WHO INSTRUCTED PT TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IT WAS REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING DAY, THAT THE ON-CALL NEURO AT THE ER TOOK PT INTO OPERATING ROOM, FOUND, AND REMOVED A HEMATOMA. THE SYSTEM WAS NOT RETURNED TO ANS FOR EVAL. FOLLOW-UP ON THE PT FOUND THE PT HAD NOT REGAINED MOVEMENT/FEELING BELOW THE WAIST. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN ANS RECEIVED FURTHER INFO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LAMITRODE TRIPPLE LEAD 16C, 60 CM LENGTH SPINAL CORD STIMULATION LEAD LGW ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3214 119836

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other