FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 106

MDR report key: 16023181 · Received December 21, 2022

Report

Report Number
1644487-2022-01660
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2022
Date of Event
November 30, 2022
Report Date
January 17, 2023
Manufacturer
LIVANOVA USA, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
UDI-DI
05425025750061
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED VIA EMAIL THAT THE PATIENT'S DEVICE WAS DISABLED DUE TO A LOW BATTERY (PULSE DISABLED DUE TO EOS) AND THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN SEIZURES. IMPLANT CARD WAS THEN RECEIVED INDICATING THAT THE PATIENT'S DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO NEOS 0-5% BATTERY AND NOT PULSE DISABLED INDICATING THAT THE SEIZURES WERE NOT RELATED TO EOS. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS TO DATE. NO ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISABLED ITSELF, AND THE NEURO TURNED IT BACK ON AND GOT SURGERY FOR THE PATIENT THE NEXT WEEK. THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2143365 PULSE GEN MODEL 106 GENERATOR LYJ LIVANOVA USA, INC. 106 204639 05425025750061

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Male Required Intervention