BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

    PULSE GEN MODEL 1000

    MDR report key: 15996127 · Received December 16, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    1644487-2022-01616
    Event Type
    Death
    Date Received
    December 16, 2022
    Date of Event
    June 29, 2022
    Report Date
    April 20, 2023
    Manufacturer
    LIVANOVA USA, INC.
    Product Code
    LYJ
    UDI-DI
    05425025750405
    PMA / PMN Number
    P970003
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    TN, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    LIVANOVA USA, INC. SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH 21 C.F.R. PART 803, THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATION, BASED ON INFORMATION THAT LIVANOVA HAS OBTAINED, BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION, OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA OR ANYONE ELSE, THAT THE DEVICE, LIVANOVA, OR LIVANOVA'S EMPLOYEES 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 "MALFUNCTIONS.¿ THESE WORDS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FDA 3500A MEDWATCH FORM BY THE FDA, AND LIVANOVA OBJECTS TO THEIR USE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    LIVANOVA USA, INC. SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH 21 C.F.R. PART 803, THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REGULATION, BASED ON INFORMATION THAT LIVANOVA HAS OBTAINED, BUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION, OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA OR ANYONE ELSE, THAT THE DEVICE, LIVANOVA, OR LIVANOVA'S EMPLOYEES 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 "MALFUNCTIONS¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FDA 3500A MEDWATCH FORM BY THE FDA, AND LIVANOVA OBJECTS TO THEIR USE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD PASSED AWAY WHILE IMPLANTED WITH VNS. THIS WAS REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. NO OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    A SUDEP (SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY PATIENTS) EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY EXPIRED DUE TO EPILEPSY AN OBITUARY SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED IN WHICH THE DATE OF DEATH WAS DISCOVERED. THE DEATH CERTIFICATE WAS LATER RECEIVED, STATING THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF CEREBRAL PALSY. THE VNS REMAINS IMPLANTED AS NO AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. NO OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    2512771 PULSE GEN MODEL 1000 GENERATOR LYJ LIVANOVA USA, INC. 1000 205254 05425025750405

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 9 YR Female Death