FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR

MDR report key: 1834094 · Received September 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1627487-2010-01703
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2010
Date of Event
October 1, 2008
Report Date
October 2, 2008
Manufacturer
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL: 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 INFO RELATED TO THE PT'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND IS UNABLE TO FORM AN OPINION AS TO THE RELEVANCY OF THE PT'S HISTORY TO THE EVENT REPORTED. ANS DEFERS TO THE PT'S PHYSICIAN REGARDING MEDICAL HISTORY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT (B)(6) RECEIVED HIS SCS SYSTEM ON (B)(6)2008. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE MONTH POST-IMPLANT, THE IPG CEASED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PT PROGRAMMER. THE PT ALSO REPORTED EXPERIENCING OVERSTIMULATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE IPG. THE PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE IPG. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEVICE WHILE THE DEVICE WAS BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE POCKET. ALL ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE IPG WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED ON (B)(6)2008. NO ADDITIONAL INFO IS AVAILABLE. THE EXPLANTED IPG WAS RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR EVAL.

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 119204

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention