FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SYNERGY
MDR report key: 1230637
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Received November 6, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3004209178-2008-07275
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 6, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 1, 2008
- Report Date
- October 13, 2008
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P840001
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT HAD NO STIMULATION SENSATION AND WAS "IN A LOT OF PAIN" DESPITE ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN THE STIMULATOR WAS TURNED ON. THE PT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO ADJUST STIMULATION, RECEIVING TRIPLE BEEPS WHEN INCREASING AND DECREASING STIMULATION. THE PT'S STIMULATOR WAS INTERROGATED AND A POWER-ON-RESET CONDITION WAS NOTED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS NEAR END OF LIFE. THE BATTERY DEPLETION WAS CONSIDERED STANDARD END OF LIFE. THE PT'S STIMULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE EXPLANTED STIMULATOR WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR. NO PT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYNERGY | LGW | MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. | 7427 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 YR | Required Intervention | EXTENSION: MODEL 7465LZ, LOT # NKH009053V,| EXPLANTED:| EXTENSION: MODEL 7495LZ, LOT # NHK009052V,| EXPLANTED:| PROGRAMMER: MODEL 7435, LOT # NFT018209P| IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED: |