FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WAVEWRITER ALPHA
MDR report key: 17326717
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Received July 14, 2023
Report
- Report Number
- 3006630150-2023-04135
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 14, 2023
- Date of Event
- June 22, 2023
- Report Date
- July 14, 2023
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- LGW
- UDI-DI
- 08714729985099
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LINEAR LEADS, UPN: M365SC2218700, MODEL: SC-2218-70, SERIAL: (B)(6), BATCH: 7089852/7090354.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INFECTION AT THE POCKET SITE. SYMPTOMS OF PAIN AND SUPERFICIAL DEHISCENCE WERE NOTED. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE INFECTION WAS NOT DEVICE RELATED. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN ON THREE ROUNDS OF ANTIBIOTICS AND UNDERWENT AN EXPLANT PROCEDURE. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE RETAINED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207854 | WAVEWRITER ALPHA | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION | SC-1232 | 560691 | 08714729985099 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 YR | Female | Required Intervention |