FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102R

MDR report key: 1190334 · Received October 6, 2008

Report

Report Number
1644487-2008-02416
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 6, 2008
Date of Event
July 1, 2008
Report Date
September 24, 2008
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SEE SCANNED PAGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VNS PATIENT WAS NOT ABLE TO FEEL NORMAL AND MAGNET MODE STIMULATION AND WAS EXPERIENCING A RECENT INCREASE IN SEIZURE ACTIVITY, RELATIONSHIP TO PRE-VNS BASELINE UNKNOWN. DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF THE REPORTED EVENT AND REVEALED NORMAL DEVICE FUNCTION WITH THE END OF SERVICE STATUS SET TO NO. THE PHYSICIAN INCREASED THE OUTPUT CURRENT AND THE PULSE WIDTH AND THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED VOICE ALTERATION. THE DEVICE WAS THEN RETURNED TO THE PREVIOUS SETTING. A BATTERY LIFE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.43 YEARS REMAINING UNTIL END OF SERVICE IS REACHED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE GEN MODEL 102R LYJ CYBERONICS INC. 102R 016111

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention