EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR
Report
- Report Number
- 1627487-2010-01662
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 6, 2010
- Date of Event
- December 8, 2005
- Report Date
- August 6, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- LGW
- PMA / PMN Number
- P010032
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS: THE DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILIZATION RECORDS REVIEWED WERE FOUND TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE IPG PASSED ALL FUNCTIONAL TESTING. THE IPG WAS RETURNED WITH LEAD SEGMENTS STILL IN THE HEADER, BUT THEY WERE NOT SEATED ALL THE WAY IN. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS OCCURRED DURING EXPLANT OR IF THEY WERE SEATED THIS WAY WHILE IMPLANTED AND CAUSED INTERMITTENT STIMULATION. 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.
THE PATIENT RECEIVED HER SCS SYSTEM CONSISTING OF AN IPG AND 2 PERCUTANEOUS LEADS ON (B)(6) 2005. ON (B)(6) 2005, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT LOST STIMULATION. SHE TRIED TO FULLY RECHARGE THE IPG BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE IPG WAS EXPLANTED AND RETURNED TO ANS FOR ANALYSIS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR | TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR | LGW | ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS | 3716 | R3816A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |