FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA

MDR report key: 17762131 · Received September 16, 2023

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2023-05605
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2023
Date of Event
August 24, 2023
Report Date
September 16, 2023
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985099
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENT INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-PADDLE LEADS, UPN: M365SC8336700, MODEL: SC-8336-70, SERIAL: (B)(6), BATCH: 7072553.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS BLEEDING AT THE INCISION SITE AFTER THE SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT TO BE MONITORED AND THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EXPLANT PROCEDURE AND THE BLEEDING HAD STOPPED. ALL DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND DISCARDED. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION SUSPECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
779144 WAVEWRITER ALPHA STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION SC-1232 579381 08714729985099

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Male Required Intervention| H