FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EON IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR

MDR report key: 1834125 · Received September 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1627487-2010-01717
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2010
Date of Event
January 25, 2009
Report Date
March 9, 2009
Manufacturer
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS
Product Code
LGW
PMA / PMN Number
P010032
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO
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. IPG AS RECEIVED PASSES THE AUTO TEST AND THE THERMAL SALINE TEST. THE IPG WAS PLACED IN A SALINE TANK AND THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES WERE MONITORED WHILE A PATIENT PROGRAM WAS RUNNING WITH AND WITHOUT CHARGING. THE TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS RECORDED ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. 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 (COLUMBIA) RECEIVED HIS SCS SYSTEM CONSISTING OF ONE SURGICAL LEAD AND AN IPG ON (B)(6)2006. IT WAS REPORTED THE PT BEGAN EXPERIENCING AN "UNCOMFORTABLE HEATING" SENSATION WHEN RECHARGING THE IPG. THE IPG WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED. NO ADD'L INFO IS AVAILABLE. THE EXPLANTED IPG WAS RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR ANALYSIS.

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 64041

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention