FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INTERSTIM

MDR report key: 1220435 · Received October 31, 2008

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2008-07095
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 31, 2008
Date of Event
January 1, 2007
Report Date
September 30, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
Product Code
EZW
PMA / PMN Number
P970004
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT FELL OVER A YEAR AGO. SINCE THE FALL ,THE PATIENT HAS HAD A LOSS OF THERAPEUTIC EFFECT. SHE COULD BARELY FEEL THE STIMULATION AND WAS HAVING THREE URINARY ACCIDENTS A DAY. SHE WAS AT HOME IN FAIR CONDITION. THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED NO STIMULATION AND THAT FOLLOWING A FALL, THE DEVICE STOPPED WORKING. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED FLANK PAIN. THE PATIENT'S DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THERE WAS AN IMPROVEMENT IN SENSATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LACK OF EFFECT IS NOT RELATED TO THE DEVICE, THE PATIENT'S INCONTINENCE HAS WORSENED DUE TO STRESS. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INTERSTIM EZW MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. 3023 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 3095| EXPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 3031A| LEAD: MODEL 3093