FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EON IPG

MDR report key: 1790633 · Received August 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
1627487-2010-01516
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 6, 2010
Date of Event
September 29, 2009
Report Date
October 2, 2009
Manufacturer
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS REVIEWED WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECS AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. CONCLUSION: THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE REVIEW OF THE DHR AND STERILIZATION RECORDS. THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED PAST THE 30 DAY REPORTING REQUIREMENT AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW INITIATED IN RESPONSE TO AN FDA INSPECTION. A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT RECORD DETERMINED THAT ANS MISINTERPRETED THE MDR REGULATIONS IN THIS INSTANCE. ANS HAS LIMITED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PATIENT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. ANS DEFERS TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT RECEIVED HER SCS SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2009. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS EXPERIENCING STIMULATION IN UNINTENDED AREAS AND THAT THE PT FELT STIMULATION EVEN WHEN THE IPG WAS TURNED OFF. THE PHYSICIAN EXPLANTED THE IPG. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE EXPLANT PROCEDURE, THE PT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE TINGLING SENSATIONS AND IT WAS POSSIBLE SHE HAD A NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER CAUSING HER TO FEEL ELECTRICAL IMPULSES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT MAY RECEIVE ANOTHER SCS SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE. NO FURTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE EXPLANTED IPG WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR ANALYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EON IPG TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR LGW ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3716 57027

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention