FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WAVEWRITER ALPHA 16
MDR report key: 18719232
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Received February 16, 2024
Report
- Report Number
- 3006630150-2024-00734
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 16, 2024
- Date of Event
- March 7, 2023
- Report Date
- February 16, 2024
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION
- Product Code
- LGW
- UDI-DI
- 08714729985082
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0
BLOCK B3: APPROXIMATED BASED ON THE DATE THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT: PRODUCT FAMILY: SCS-LINEAR LEADS. UPN: M365SC2218500. MODEL: SC-2218-50. SERIAL: (B)(6). BATCH: 7097307/7103456.
Description of Event or Problem · 0
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD INADEQUATE PAIN RELIEF DESPITE MULTIPLE REPROGRAMMING ATTEMPTS. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE IPG SITE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH CERTAIN SITTING POSITIONS. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EXPLANT PROCEDURE WHEREIN ALL DEVICE COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND WERE NOT RETURNED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118803 | WAVEWRITER ALPHA 16 | STIMULATOR, SPINAL-CORD, TOTALLY IMPLANTED FOR PAIN RELIEF | LGW | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION | SC-1216 | 531749 | 08714729985082 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 YR | Male | Required Intervention |