BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    WAVEWRITER ALPHA

    MDR report key: 16845302 · Received May 1, 2023

    Report

    Report Number
    3006630150-2023-02390
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    May 1, 2023
    Date of Event
    April 10, 2023
    Report Date
    May 1, 2023
    Manufacturer
    BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION
    Product Code
    LGW
    UDI-DI
    08714729985099
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    WY, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    BLOCK B3: APPROXIMATED BASED ON THE DATE THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-PADDLE LEADS. UPN: M365SC8352500. MODEL: SC-8352-50. SERIAL: (B)(6). BATCH: 7070308.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION AT THE IPG SITE. THE PHYSICIAN NOTICED A YELLOW PUS POURING FROM THE POCKET AND DECIDED TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) SYSTEM. THE AREA OF INFECTION WAS ALSO IRRIGATED. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT PATIENTS INFECTION WAS PROCEDURE RELATED. THE PATIENT WAS REFERRED TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE CENTER TO RECEIVE INTRAVENOUS (IV) ANTIBIOTICS. THE EXPLANTED IPG AND LEAD WERE NOT RETURNED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    701451 WAVEWRITER ALPHA STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION SC-1232 542305 08714729985099

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 75 YR Female Required Intervention