FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102

MDR report key: 1508246 · Received October 14, 2009

Report

Report Number
1644487-2009-02303
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 14, 2009
Date of Event
January 1, 2006
Report Date
September 14, 2009
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTER INDICATED A VNS THERAPY PT WAS GOING TO UNDERGO A GENERATOR REPLACEMENT SURGERY DUE TO NORMAL END OF SERVICE. CLINICAL NOTES RECEIVED FROM THE TREATING PHYSICIAN INDICATED THE PT "AT PRESENT, SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE INTRACTABLE SEIZURES. SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE VERY FREQUENT AURAS AND COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES...SHE IS ALSO HAVING AT LEAST ONE GENERALIZED SEIZURE PER MONTH" "GIVEN HER CONTINUED INTRACTABLE SEIZURES...LONG TERM VIDEO EEG MONITORING WAS RECOMMENDED TO FURTHER CHARACTERIZE AND LOCALIZE HER SEIZURES." THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SEIZURES TO VNS IS UNK. REVISION SURGERY IS LIKELY. GOOD FAITH ATTEMPTS OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE GEN MODEL 102 LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 102 011066

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Required Intervention