FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LEAD MODEL 303

MDR report key: 1222385 · Received November 5, 2008

Report

Report Number
1644487-2008-02661
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 5, 2008
Date of Event
September 18, 2008
Report Date
October 17, 2008
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VNS PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING CONTINUOUS VOICE ALTERATION AFTER IMPLANT SURGERY. THE PT WAS SEEN BY AN EAR/NOSE/THROAT PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED THE PT WITH "LEFT TRUE VOCAL CORD PARESIS," WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A SIDE EFFECT OF IMPLANT SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LEAD MODEL 303 LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 303-20 1686

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Disability