IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR
Report
- Report Number
- 2182207-2021-01567
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 14, 2021
- Report Date
- December 23, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- EZW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P970004
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KU
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
CONTINUATION OF D10: PRODUCT ID NEU UNKNOWN LEAD, LOT# UNKNOWN. PRODUCT TYPE LEAD. MEDTRONIC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REPORTING REGULATIONS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY ¿DEFECTS¿ OR HAS ¿MALFUNCTIONED¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATORY REPORTING. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT THAT THE CULPRIT WAS RELATED TO INTENSIVE WEIGHT LOSS.
CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ID: NEU_UNKNOWN_LEAD, LOT#: UNKNOWN, PRODUCT TYPE: LEAD. OTHER RELEVANT DEVICE(S) ARE: PRODUCT ID: NEU_UNKNOWN_LEAD, SERIAL/LOT #: UNKNOWN. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
AL-SHAIJI, T. F. DEVICE-RELATED COMPLICATIONS OF SACRAL NEUROMODULATION AND WEIGHT LOSS: IS THE PATIENT CAUGHT IN A CROSSFIRE? NEUROMODULATION. 2021. DOI: 10.1111/NER.13513 SUMMARY: SACRAL NEUROMODULATION (SNM) WITH INTERSTIM (MEDTRONIC, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA) IS AN FDA-APPROVED THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO MANAGE REFRACTORY URGE URINARY INCONTINENCE, URINARY FREQUENCY AND URGENCY, NONOBSTRUCTIVE URINARY RETENTION, AND FECAL INCONTINENCE. ITS IDEA IS TO PERMANENTLY IMPLANT A LEAD AND AN INTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR (IPG) THAT DELIVERS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO MODULATE THE SACRAL AREA. THE LAST DECADE HAS SEEN AN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN SNM APPLICATION WITH AN ESTIMATED DEVICE-RELATED ADVERSE EVENTS CLOSE TO 30%. REPORTED EVENTS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOME PATIENTS HAD LEAD SITE PAIN AND LEAD WIRE SKIN EROSION HAVING HAD SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY NECESSITATING REVISION OR EXPLANTATION. NO SPECIFIC DEVICE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1367450 | IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR | STIMULATOR, ELECTRICAL, IMPLANTABLE, FOR INCON | EZW | MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION | NEU_INS_STIMULATOR | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | Required Intervention |