FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR

MDR report key: 1834124 · Received September 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1627487-2010-01654
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2010
Date of Event
February 11, 2010
Report Date
February 22, 2010
Manufacturer
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
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 SPECIFICATIONS 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 WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN SCS SYSTEM ON (B)(6)2010. APPROX 2 WEEKS AFTER THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE PT REPORTED FEELING SOMETHING "POP" FOLLOWED BY OVERSTIMULATION AND HEATING OF THE IPG POCKET. IN ADDITION, THE PT REPORTED THAT THE IPG BEGAN TURNING ITSELF OFF UP TO EIGHT TIMES PER DAY. THE IPG WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS REPORTEDLY DOING WELL. THE STIMULATION WAS TESTED AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY HEATING OR OVERSTIMULATION SENSATIONS WERE VERIFIED. THE EXPLANTED IPG WAS RETAINED BY THE FACILITY. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. NO FURTHER INFO 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 2757141

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention