FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PRECISION

MDR report key: 1212636 · Received October 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
2029203-2008-00840
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 24, 2008
Date of Event
September 26, 2008
Report Date
September 26, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P030017
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED REGARDING INFECTION AT THE POCKET SITE. THE PATIENT'S POCKET SITE HAD SEEPED THEREFORE, ALLOWING THE AREA TO BECOME INFECTED. THE PRECISION SYSTEM WAS EXPLANTED AND DISCARDED AND THE LEADS WERE LEFT IN. IN ADDITION, TWO EXTENSIONS WERE IMPLANTED TO KEEP THE ENDS OF THE LEADS SAFE. THE POCKET SITE WAS DEBRIDED AND AN A ONE GRAM ANTIBIOTIC WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE POCKET SITE. NO CULTURE WAS TAKEN AND THE PATIENT IS REPORTEDLY DOING WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRECISION SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION SC-1110 AN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention ARTISAN 2X8 PADDLE LEAD (WITH SLOTTED ELECTRODES)| MODEL # SC-8120-50