FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVEWRITER ALPHA

MDR report key: 17887872 · Received October 6, 2023

Report

Report Number
3006630150-2023-06084
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 6, 2023
Date of Event
September 8, 2023
Report Date
October 6, 2023
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION
Product Code
LGW
UDI-DI
08714729985099
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, 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-MRI, UPN: M365SC8436500, MODEL: SC-8436-50, SERIAL: (B)(6), LOT: 7083002.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CLINICAL STUDY PATIENT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE INFECTION OF THE DEEP INCISIONAL SURGICAL SITE. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED FEVER, CHILLS, AND A RAPID HEART RATE. THE PATIENT WAS ADMINISTERED ANTIBIOTICS AND UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE WHERE THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR AND LEAD WERE EXPLANTED. THE EVENT WAS ASSESSED TO BE RELATED TO THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE AND HAS SINCE RESOLVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1307245 WAVEWRITER ALPHA STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF LGW BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION SC-1232 579878 08714729985099

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 37 YR Male Required Intervention