FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ITREL II

MDR report key: 1526501 · Received November 2, 2009

Report

Report Number
6000032-2009-07954
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 2, 2009
Date of Event
January 1, 2001
Report Date
October 5, 2009
Manufacturer
MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO, MED REL
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P840001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT EXPERIENCED SEVERAL GRAND MAL SEIZURES BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER IMPLANTATION. FOLLOWING PROGRAMMING ADJUSTMENTS THIS YEAR (VOLTAGE INCREASED FROM 3 TO 3.6) AND 2 MONTHS LATER (UNCLEAR ADJUSTMENTS), ADD'L GRAND MAL SEIZURES OCCURRED, THE LAST REPORTED TO HAVE OCCUR SEPT. A CT SCAN AND EEG WERE PERFORMED; CT SCAN RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED, EEG RESULTS WERE UNCLEAR DUE TO INTERFERENCE. THE PT WAS PLACED ON ANTI-CONVULSION MEDICATION AND IS NOW CONSIDERED EPILEPTIC. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT IS SENSITIVE TO MEDICINE AND HAS PARADOXICAL REACTIONS TO MANY MEDICATIONS. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PT'S (UNSPECIFIED) SYMPTOMS RETURNED AND THE "INTERNAL BATTERY APPEARS TO HAVE DIED." ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED, A F/U REPORT WILL BE SENT IF ADD'L INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ITREL II LGW MDT PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO, MED REL 7424 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention LEAD: MODEL 3387, LOT#: L69415| PROGRAMMER: MODEL PROGRAMMER, LOT#: UNK| EXTENSION: MODEL 7495-51, LOT#: XR0069885N| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED: