FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PULSE GEN MODEL 102R

MDR report key: 1854601 · Received September 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
1644487-2010-02057
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 9, 2010
Date of Event
June 1, 2010
Report Date
August 10, 2010
Manufacturer
CYBERONICS, INC.
Product Code
LYJ
PMA / PMN Number
P970003
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN SEIZURES ABOVE BASELINE LEVELS. THE PATIENT STATED THAT THE SEIZURES ARE CURRENTLY WORSE THAN THEY WERE PRIOR TO BEING IMPLANTED WITH VNS. THE PATIENT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS TASERED IN THE CHEST IN (B)(6) 2010. THE PATIENT STATED THAT HE FOLLOWED UP WITH HIS NEUROLOGIST AFTER BEING TASERED, HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT ANY DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. GOOD FAITH TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE PATIENT'S NEUROLOGIST HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PULSE GEN MODEL 102R LYJ CYBERONICS, INC. 102R 200975

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 42 YR