FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 101

MDR report key: 1672724 · Received April 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1644487-2010-01059
Event Type
Death
Date Received
April 30, 2010
Date of Event
June 19, 2006
Report Date
April 15, 2010
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VNS PT WAS FOUND TO BE DECEASED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. THE PT'S DATE OF DEATH WAS FOUND TO BE IN (B) (6) 2006 PER THE DEATH INDEX. FURTHER INFO REVEALED THE PT HAD UNDERGONE VNS REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERATOR IN 2003 DUE TO SUSPECTED END OF SERVICE. MOREOVER, THE PT'S LEAD WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GENERATOR DUE TO UNK REASON. ADD'L INFO WAS RECEIVED FROM THE NEUROLOGIST'S OFFICE INDICATING THE PT'S CHART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO FURTHER PROVIDE INFO, AS IT WAS LOCATED IN OFF-SITE STORAGE AND STAFF WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO RETRIEVE THE CHART.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE GEN MODEL 101 LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 101 6288

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 35 YR Death